 During the interview Sandilands said he wanted to "punch Dave Hughes in the throat" next time he saw him.This was in response to Hughes' reference to Sandilands as a "dickhead" on another program.A subsequent article in "The Sydney Morning Herald" cited unspecified reports which claimed that Sandilands was left in a "hostile state" by Denton's questions about Sandilands' need to take personal responsibility for the results of his actions on air.