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It was a bittersweet moment for Pete Deppeler on Friday, when he celebrated his birthday amid the collapse of The Kyle & Jackie O Show.
ARN announced on Tuesday that Henderson's $100 million contract has been terminated after she told executives she 'cannot continue to work with Mr ' following his harsh comments on air that left her in tears.
Deppeler, 41, known to listeners as 'Intern Pete', has worked as a producer, reporter and occasional presenter for KIIS FM for more than a decade.
The affable radio star was in good spirits despite the seemingly escalating clash between and Kyle Sandilands, who were notably absent at the celebration.
KIIS FM staff put on a brave face and rallied around Deppeler to help him celebrate his birthday, presenting the talent manager with a cake.
The radio star, who was also joined by his sister and former ABC 744 reporter Kate Meade, seemed genuinely chuffed with the gesture.
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It was a bittersweet moment for Pete Deppeler on Friday, when he celebrated his birthday amid the collapse of The Kyle & Jackie O Show. Pete is pictured with sister Kate Meade
A video uploaded to Instagram shows a KIIS staff member presenting Pete with a tempting cake as colleagues enthusiastically sing Happy Birthday.
He was lost for words when the assembled revellers called for Pete to deliver a speech.
'Thank you, everyone,' he humbly replied.
After news broke about the collapse of The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Tuesday night,
The montage, which Pete shared to Instagram on Wednesday, shows him loudly farting in a KIIS FM elevator.
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'Filmed myself farting every day for a few months,' he wrote next to the footage.
Many of Deppeler's celebrity friends took to the comments section to praise his unconventional method of dealing with the end of his show.
'I love that the day after the biggest announcement ARN has ever made this is your content,' wrote fellow KIIS FM presenter Laura Byrne.
The affable radio star was in good spirits despite the seemingly escalating clash between Jackie 'O' Henderson and Kyle Sandilands
KIIS FM staff put on a brave face and rallied around Pete to help him celebrate his birthday, presenting the talent manager with a cake
He was lost for words when the assembled revellers called for Pete to deliver a speech. 'Thank you, everyone,' he humbly replied
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Meanwhile, Sandilands has 'called in lawyers' and is 'preparing to sue' ARN should his $100 million contract be terminated following the collapse of KIIS FM's The Kyle & Jackie O Show, The Australian reported on Thursday
Deppeler, 41, known to listeners as 'Intern Pete' has worked as a producer, reporter and occasional presenter for KIIS FM for more than a decade
The radio star will argue that ARN has no justifiable cause to terminate his contract as the network had promised to be fully liable for his on-air comments, the publication reported.
