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Not good - All is not well in the Jamie Durie business empire.
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Administration - Last month, Durie’s company, JPD Media and Design Pty Ltd, went into voluntary administration.
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Bitter - The administration decision was taken after bitter legal battles with former employee Mike Curnow, who had worked as the company’s global head of licensing.
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One million - Curnow is owed unpaid commissions which, after court costs, amounts to close to one million dollars.
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Time - Curnow first joined the company in 2004 before being let go in 2013.
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Court - In March, the Supreme Court ruled Mr Curnow was owed the money and ordered Durie’s company to pay the outstanding amount.
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No show - However, when the money failed to materialise, his legal team filed a creditor’s statutory demand for the payment.
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Deadline - Just one day before the expiry of the statutory demand, Durie's company was placed into voluntary administration.
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Creditor - The former multimillion-dollar business claimed it had just $1 in the bank — which means Curnow is still waiting for his payout.
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"Disgusted" - "I'm absolutely disgusted," Curnow told The Sydney Morning Herald, who now ranks as the largest single creditor of JPD Media & Design.
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Cost - He continued: "This has cost me my marriage, my home and my career ... if he thinks I'm going to give up now he is mistaken, I'm not going anywhere."
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Response - When contacted for comment by The Sydney Morning Herald, Durie declined to speak, but not before telling them via text message his "lawyers would be reading all published press fueled by him [Curnow] very carefully".
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Bad blood - It appears there is a lot of bad blood between Durie and Curnow, with Durie telling The SMH last year "because I have a public profile ... that guy has made millions out of me over the years".
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Golden boy - Jamie Durie was the golden DIY boy of TV back in the early 2000s.
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Naked - Durie began his career in the all-male international stripping group ManMade which was a phenomenal success.
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Hoe - He swapped taking his kit off for horticulture, founding his design practice in 1998.
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Household - He became a household name thanks to regular appearances on home improvement programs such as 'Backyard Blitz' and 'The Block'.
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Logie - He went on to win the coveted Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent in 2001, followed by the Logie for Most Popular Presenter for his 'Backyard Blitz' efforts from 2003-05.
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Oprah - Things really heated up for him on an international level after he was a regular on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' over a four year period.
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LA - Durie splits his time living between LA and Sydney.
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Expose - U.S.A. gossip show 'Entertainment Tonight' did a whole expose on Durie's 'secret' past as an exotic dancer.
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Cabaret - "I was in cabaret as a dancer," said Durie, responding to a question about his former "show business" career, to a Boston newspaper.
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Worldwide - Durie can lay claim to having hosted more than 50 design shows around the world, with his various programs airing in over 90 countries.
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Books - Durie has written 11 best selling books on the topic of horticulture and design to date.
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Garden - The green-fingered star's garden, furniture and design products have been sold around the world, and he has been showered in prestigious, global design awards.
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Environmentalist - Durie is also a renowned environmental activist, receiving the Order of Australia medal in 2012 for services to the environment.
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Empire - Despite all his personal success, it appears his empire has been slowly crumbling in the background.
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Reveal - The recent court proceedings revealed details of a $500,000 loan Durie had sourced from ex-Macquarie Group boss Bill Moss in 2010 in a bid to keep his business running.
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Rise - Will the former golden boy's fortunes rise from the ashes? Only time will tell.
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Not good - All is not well in the Jamie Durie business empire.
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Administration - Last month, Durie’s company, JPD Media and Design Pty Ltd, went into voluntary administration.
© Getty Images
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Bitter - The administration decision was taken after bitter legal battles with former employee Mike Curnow, who had worked as the company’s global head of licensing.
© Getty Images
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One million - Curnow is owed unpaid commissions which, after court costs, amounts to close to one million dollars.
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Time - Curnow first joined the company in 2004 before being let go in 2013.
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Court - In March, the Supreme Court ruled Mr Curnow was owed the money and ordered Durie’s company to pay the outstanding amount.
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No show - However, when the money failed to materialise, his legal team filed a creditor’s statutory demand for the payment.
© Getty Images
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Deadline - Just one day before the expiry of the statutory demand, Durie's company was placed into voluntary administration.
© Getty Images
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Creditor - The former multimillion-dollar business claimed it had just $1 in the bank — which means Curnow is still waiting for his payout.
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"Disgusted" - "I'm absolutely disgusted," Curnow told The Sydney Morning Herald, who now ranks as the largest single creditor of JPD Media & Design.
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Cost - He continued: "This has cost me my marriage, my home and my career ... if he thinks I'm going to give up now he is mistaken, I'm not going anywhere."
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Response - When contacted for comment by The Sydney Morning Herald, Durie declined to speak, but not before telling them via text message his "lawyers would be reading all published press fueled by him [Curnow] very carefully".
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Bad blood - It appears there is a lot of bad blood between Durie and Curnow, with Durie telling The SMH last year "because I have a public profile ... that guy has made millions out of me over the years".
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Golden boy - Jamie Durie was the golden DIY boy of TV back in the early 2000s.
© Getty Images
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Naked - Durie began his career in the all-male international stripping group ManMade which was a phenomenal success.
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Hoe - He swapped taking his kit off for horticulture, founding his design practice in 1998.
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Household - He became a household name thanks to regular appearances on home improvement programs such as 'Backyard Blitz' and 'The Block'.
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Logie - He went on to win the coveted Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent in 2001, followed by the Logie for Most Popular Presenter for his 'Backyard Blitz' efforts from 2003-05.
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Oprah - Things really heated up for him on an international level after he was a regular on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' over a four year period.
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LA - Durie splits his time living between LA and Sydney.
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Expose - U.S.A. gossip show 'Entertainment Tonight' did a whole expose on Durie's 'secret' past as an exotic dancer.
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Cabaret - "I was in cabaret as a dancer," said Durie, responding to a question about his former "show business" career, to a Boston newspaper.
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Worldwide - Durie can lay claim to having hosted more than 50 design shows around the world, with his various programs airing in over 90 countries.
© Getty Images
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Books - Durie has written 11 best selling books on the topic of horticulture and design to date.
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Garden - The green-fingered star's garden, furniture and design products have been sold around the world, and he has been showered in prestigious, global design awards.
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Environmentalist - Durie is also a renowned environmental activist, receiving the Order of Australia medal in 2012 for services to the environment.
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Empire - Despite all his personal success, it appears his empire has been slowly crumbling in the background.
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Reveal - The recent court proceedings revealed details of a $500,000 loan Durie had sourced from ex-Macquarie Group boss Bill Moss in 2010 in a bid to keep his business running.
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Rise - Will the former golden boy's fortunes rise from the ashes? Only time will tell.
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Bankruptcy Blitz: Jamie Durie's spectacular rise and fall
The once golden boy of Australian TV has hit hard times
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Jamie Durie the former golden boy of TV horticulture fame appears to have fallen onto hard times. Durie’s company, JPD Media and Design Pty Ltd, went into voluntary administration owing many creditors large amounts of money, particularly one ex-employee who has taken him to the Supreme Court. Read on to find out all about the rise and fall of the Durie empire.
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