Nine Stands Firm on Stefanovics Logie Nomination

Nine has denied reports the network is considering rescinding 's Logie nomination for the Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter.

Stefanovic, 51, dominated headlines this week when he left the network following his controversial interview with far-right activist .

Now, a report made on Friday by the Herald Sun has suggested Nine may be about to withdraw their former Today star from his Logie nod - but a spokesperson for the network has told Daily Mail 'the claim is incorrect'. 

Other nominees for the award include Today's Sarah Abo, A Current Affair's , 7News' Michael Usher, 7:30 Report's , and Insiders' David Speers.

Stefanovic is a multi-time nominee at the , and previously won the Gold Logie and the Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter at the 2011 awards.

Daily Mail has also contacted Stefanovic for comment. 

On Friday, Stefanovic declared 'I am free' in a video to fans after it was announced live on air that he has .

His co-host Abo, meanwhile,

Abo wept as she said: 'Look, we know there has been a lot of speculation about Karl's future with the show. 

'Today we wanted to inform you that Karl will not be .'

Fill-in host Tom Steinfort said it was 'no longer possible' for Stefanovic to .

'As you know, he's been pursuing a podcast project independently of Nine for the past few months, and it's been decided he'll be injecting all of his energy and attention into that, as doing both is no longer possible,' he said.

Stefanovic is reportedly talking to lawyers about .

Insiders have told news.com.au that he hopes to take a leaf out of Kyle Sandilands' book by suing his former employer for the balance of his contract - and possibly also for reputational damage.

Stefanovic has dominated headlines this week when he exited the network following his controversial interview with far-right activist Tommy Robinson