Media Watch Host Paul Barry Has Blamed Sexism For The Criticism Heaped On Lisa Wilkinson After She Quit The Project

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Media Watch host Paul Barry has blamed sexism for the criticism heaped on Lisa Wilkinson after she quit The Project. 
The ABC presenter swooped in to defend the veteran TV personality labelling the insults as 'nasty, personal and exhausting'. 
'However privileged and pampered Lisa may be, in my view, the media pile-on is over the top, and it's no coincidence that, once again, it's a woman copping it,' he said. 
Wilkinson has been under fire after blaming 'targeted toxicity' from the media for her decision to step down as host of Channel Ten's flagship program on November 20.
Paul Barry has blamed sexism for the ongoing criticism targeted against Lisa Wilkinson after she was forced to quit The Project
Critics accused her of playing the victim while downplaying her past controversies.
Barry admitted Wilkinson had landed herself in hot water on more than one occasion including eiyh her Logies acceptance speech, pay dispute with Karl Stefanovic and the release of her autobiography, 'It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This'.
'By her own admission, she sure ain't perfect,' Barry said. 
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Wilkinson's speech at the Logies led to a high-profile court case to be delayed by several months.
Wilkinson has been under fire after blaming 'targeted toxicity' from the media for her decision to step down as host of Channel Ten's flagship program on November 20
Wilkinson sparked further outrage after publishing her autobiography in 2021.
'It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This' chronicled her evolution from a shy and bullied school girl to one of the most powerful women on television.
Right-wing commentator Rita Panahi labelled the 500-page book a 'woe-is-me waffle'.
'I'm talking about the entitled, privileged and pampered television personality Lisa Wilkinson, who has an incessant need to talk about how she has suffered,' she said.
Barry admitted Wilkinson had landed herself in hot water on more than one occasion including her Logies acceptance speech, pay dispute with Karl Stefanovic and the release of her autobiography, 'It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This'
The most recent backlash came after Wilkinson delivered her farewell speech during her final appearance on The Project.
'The last six months have not been easy, and the relentless targeted toxicity by some sections of the media has taken a toll, not just on me but on the people I love,' she said.
Critics accused her of playing the victim with The Australian's media writer Sophie Elsworth claiming it was 'her own doing'.
'Lisa Wilkinson, in typical fashion, made it all about her and plays the victim,' she said last Monday.
'She made headlines back in June for that speech we know she gave at the Logies that was problematic, so that's why she predominantly made a lot of headlines.
'But she took last night's exit from The Project to slam the media on the way out.'
Barry called for an end to the criticism arguing that it had taken a toll on the media personality.  
'It's nasty, personal and exhausting, and in my view, no one deserves it,' he said.
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