The scandal engulfing Channel Nine star Alex Cullen over a $50,000 gift Adrian Portelli has taken yet another dramatic twist with the billionaire claiming the money was always meant for charity.

The scandal engulfing Channel Nine star Alex Cullen over a $50,000 gift Adrian Portelli has taken yet another dramatic twist with the billionaire claiming the money was always meant for charity.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Adrian Portelli for comment ... ahead despite Portelli's claim that Cullen intended the money to be paid to charity all along. Portelli posted details ...

Instagram / @adrian_portelli “If journos wanna bully ... Cullen’s employer the Nine Network said they had arranged for the money to be returned, had taken Cullen off-air, and were taking ...

Billionaire Adrian Portelli has warned journalists not to ... But the journalist later agreed to stand down and return the money after Herald Sun journalist Fiona Byrne reported that the payment ...

Billionaire Adrian Portelli has donated $50,000 on behalf of a Nine reporter who was stood down after allegedly accepting a cash prize from the entrepreneur.

Picture: 9 NEWS Adrian Portelli. Cullen obliged ... one of Nine’s top presenters apparently pocketing a huge amount of money for following one very rich man’s instructions during a broadcast.

“Directing your swarm of followers to bombard and abuse someone online for money is appalling ... News.com.au has contacted Adrian Portelli for comment.

Billionaire Adrian Portelli has taken to Instagram ... we had a conversation where he expressed his desire to donate the money,” Mr Portelli said in the post. “That speaks volumes about ...