TV host returns to spill on Adele drama

Doran has been the focus of much insider gossip since he was suspended by Channel 7 after admitting during an interview with the singer that he hadn’t listened to her latest album.

His appearance Saturday morning will be his first since the drama was revealed and his first chance to address publicly the saga that has now gone global.

It has also reportedly infuriated the network after Adele’s record company Sony exercised their right to cut the interview, leaving Seven with no footage from the interview that was organised as part of a reported $1 million deal which included local rights to air the singer’s recent One Night Only concert special.

News.com.au has contacted Doran for comment, but according to Sydney Confidential, “he feels he has no choice but to address the scandal” on Weekend Sunrise.

Doran said: “I’ve had inquiries from Good Morning Britain, CNN, Dubai and Japan.”

The experienced reporter flew to London on November 4 for the exclusive interview with the 33-year-old musician, but reportedly offended her when he said he hadn’t listened to her latest album 30. She reportedly stormed off the set.

He is also facing persistent questions over his preparedness for the interview, refuting rumours he, producer Taylor Auerbach and a Seven cameraman had “been out until late”.

“We got to the interview three hours early the next day,” he said, claiming he had spent hours prepping the night before.

Doran spoke to The Australian earlier this week and refuted claims he was suspended, saying he was “mortified and unequivocally apologetic” by the saga.

During the lengthy interview with the pop star, sources said Doran didn’t ask any questions about her new album and when Adele asked Doran, “What do you think of my album?” he replied: “I haven’t listened to it.”

He told The Australian’s Nick Tabakoff that he had been sent an e-copy of the new album but “somehow missed” it while flying to London.

He called it “the most important email I have ever missed”.

“When I sat down to interview Adele, I was totally unaware that I’d been emailed a preview of her unreleased album,” Doran said.

“I have since discovered it was sent to me as an ‘e card’ link, which I somehow missed upon landing in London. It was an oversight but NOT a deliberate snub. This is the most important email I have ever missed.”

He said he had told Adele he had heard her single, Easy On Me, “but not the other tracks”.

While Seven insiders reportedly said the singer had stormed out on the interview after the comment, Doran refuted the claims and said it was the “polar opposite”.

“What was meant to be 20 minutes was extended to 29 minutes. The majority of the chat was about the album,” he said.

Although the interview was recorded, Adele’s label Sony has reportedly denied Channel 7 rights to air any portion of it.

Originally published as Weekend Sunrise host Matt Doran to address Adele interview drama