Raygun issues lengthy statement about $10,000 demand in musical saga

Controversial Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has announced that everything has been “resolved” between herself and Aussie comedian Steph Broadbridge, who had written and intended to star in the now-axed comedy show Raygun: The Musical. The musical was set to debut in Sydney on December 7 as a retelling of Raygun’s Olympic journey, however, it was cancelled when Raygun’s lawyers threatened legal action on the morning of the premiere.

While Raygun and Steph have since come to an agreement that the show will continue in 2025 under the new name Breaking The Musical, the sports star has now come under fire over a proposed $10,000 demand.

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Anthony Skinner, who owns the Sydney comedy club that was set to host the show, recently leaked the legal letter which demanded that they not only cancel the musical but also “reimburse our client with legal costs to date which we estimate to be $10,000”.

“When they sent that $10,000 letter, I was like, ‘You’re f***ing joking’,” he told The Sydney Morning Herald this week.

Raygun issues lengthy statement

Following the leak, Raygun took to social media on Thursday evening to share a lengthy statement explaining her side of the story.

She said she is “really happy” for Steph that her show gets to go ahead with a new name and poster and she wishes her “all the best”, but clarified that she wasn’t seeking any costs.

“There's a lot of talk around this $10,000, that was from really early on like day one,” she detailed. “My lawyers were acting on my behalf, they’d sent out letters, and they asked for a response. By a certain time, they didn't hear a response and we were worried that we might have to go to court.

“Obviously, no one wants that, and so the $10k would just be my potential legal costs if we had to go to court. But fortunately, we didn’t.”

She continued: “We’re not seeking any costs. I’ve said before it’s not about the money, and it is still not about the money. We’ve got no costs from them, not from Steph, not from the comedy club. In our view, it’s all resolved.”

Steph shares apology to Raygun

On Thursday, Steph also posted a statement to Instagram apologising to Raygun and acknowledging that she didn’t contact her before creating the title and poster.

“It was never my intention to mislead people into thinking that she was involved in the production. She is not and continues to not be attached to this project in any way. I have changed the name of the show and the silhouette and will not use her name or the silhouette ever again,” she wrote.

“I am deeply sorry to learn that Raygun has faced negative backlash as a result of the media attention around the cancellation of the preview for the musical. The last thing I wanted was for anyone to experience hate or distress from this situation.”

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She emphasised that the musical is a comedy show based entirely “on stuff I read on the internet”, adding: “It is a fictional telling of a moment in Australian History. It is now called Breaking The Musical.”

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