New footage emerges of Seven’s ‘sexy Santa’ performance as boss DEFENDS bizarre scantily-clad dance at staff meeting

Footage has leaked of Seven West Media’s infamous ‘sexy Santa’ dance, which has come under increasing criticism and has been dismissed as ‘over the top’ by a top executive.

The Seven Network company has faced heavy criticism for the inappropriate performance of female dancers at its gathering in Perth last Friday.

What was intended as a celebration of the first appointment of a female editor, Sarah-Jane Tasker, and LGBT editor, Adrian Lowe, was quickly overshadowed by the four dancers.

Deputy News Director Ray Kuka discussed Seven West’s upcoming schedule, including the broadcast of Perth’s annual Christmas play on December 7, which began with Mariah Carey’s classic holiday hit All I Want for Christmas.

Footage showed a group of scantily clad dancers, wearing Santa hats, short red dresses and high heels, taking the stage.

They then performed a dance routine that included high kicks.

The awkward clip leaked on Tuesday, prompting widespread criticism of photos of the performance, with one person comparing the dancers to “slutty elves.”

Female staff members who watched were reportedly ‘stunned and shocked’ by the bizarre scene and walked out in disgust.

On Tuesday, footage of the performance (pictured) leaked and it was reported that some female employees left the meeting in disgust.

The leaked photo and images have since gone viral abroad and have been reported by international media.

The latest incident comes as the network is in the spotlight over allegations of inappropriate behavior and a toxic workplace culture.

“OMG – if they thought this was even remotely appropriate given everything we’ve discovered about them, the cultural makeup of that organization is seriously out of whack,” one commenter wrote.

Another added: ‘How can this be real!

A third wrote: ‘That will help solve the cultural problems that have been exposed.’

An anonymous employee was shocked that the event was organized by a woman.

“I mean, technically it’s a woman running the West and she was the one leading the whole presentation,” they told The Guardian.

Ms Tasker, the new editor of The West Australian, has since called the furore “far overblown” and dismissed the criticism as a form of competition within the sector.

She described last Friday’s event as “a candid presentation,” complete with fireworks and sizzle reels.

“I understand Nine’s focus, they clearly want to score points against Seven and they will do that in any way possible,” Tasker said. The guard.

“But I take this personally because what these stories describe is not the workplace that I love and am proud to work in and now lead, along with Chris Dore.”

A spokesperson for Seven told AFR the dancers were part of the nativity play, which is considered a “Perth institution”.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Seven for further comment.

Sarah-Jane Tasker (pictured), the new editor of The West Australian, dismissed criticism of the provocative afternoon performance as “overblown” and branded coverage of the event a form of industry rivalry.

A spokesperson for Seven said the dancers (pictured) wanted to promote the network’s upcoming Christmas Pageant, which is considered a “Perth institution”

The controversial meeting comes just weeks after veteran Sydney reporter Robert Ovadia filed a lawsuit against the network in the Federal Court.

Ovadia was fired on June 21 following an investigation into allegations of unprofessional conduct.

The allegations include sending offensive messages to a female colleague and sending photoshopped photos of a female colleague showing her as a “pole dancer; in a catsuit, brandishing a whip; sitting in a cocktail glass” on Four Corners.

Ryan Stokes, director of Seven Group Holdings Ltd, recently called inappropriate behaviour in the media an “industry-wide problem”.

He made the comments in response to allegations against Nine Entertainment of mistreatment of women and the ABC’s investigation into racism targeting staff.

Stokes said it was ‘disappointing that there is a perception [that] ‘Inappropriate behaviour’ was tolerated at Seven because ‘we do not tolerate inappropriate behaviour’.