Lisa Wilkinson's publisher 'orders 10,000 reprints' of her new memoir

Lisa Wilkinson has sparked plenty of controversy with the release of her debut  memoir, It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This.  

But it seems the avalanche of negative press has paid off in spades, as Wilkinson's book is reportedly flying off the shelves. 

According to The Daily Telegraph's Annette Sharp,  Wilkinson's publishers Harper Collins ordered a 10,000 reprint of the autobiography last week due to high sales. 

'No doubt fanned by phenomenal media interest in the book, more than 4200 copies of the book sold in its first week to market,' Sharp claimed on Sunday. 

Sales have been so impressive, that Harper Collins has also reportedly bumped up Wilkinson's tome to the top of the autobiography release list. 

It comes after a number of claims in Wilkinson's memoir were questioned by industry insiders, including a chapter dedicated to her exit from Nine and falling out with former Today co-host Karl Stefanovic over a pay dispute.    

Here are all the disputed claims from the memoir, allowing readers to decide for themselves whether it should be categorised under 'fact' or 'fiction'.

Claim 1: Lisa says Karl snubbed her wedding. Fact: The guests didn't know it was a wedding

Wilkinson's claim that Stefanovic intentionally 'snubbed' her vow renewals with husband Peter FitzSimons has been disputed by guests who attended the ceremony.

The Sunday Project host says Stefanovic's no-show at the October 2017 event was the final straw for their troubled relationship - even going so far as to imply he refused the invitation because he knew she was about to get sacked from Nine. 

But this narrative has been disputed by guests who attended the ceremony, many of whom told The Australian they didn't know it was a wedding until they arrived.

If this was the case and Stefanovic hadn't been told ahead of time the event was to celebrate Wilkinson and FitzSimons renewing their vows, then his decision to pull out at the last minute arguably wasn't the snub Wilkinson is making it out to be.

It's unclear if Stefanovic was made aware his co-anchor and her husband of 25 years were planning to renew their vows, or if he was simply told it was a party.

Regardless of what he knew, Wilkinson took Stefanovic's last-minute cancellation to heart, and it effectively marked the end of their personal and professional relationship. 

Claim 2: Karl was paid more than Lisa. Fact: Lisa was actually paid more than him for years

Lisa's book includes a chapter dedicated to her sacking from Channel Nine and falling out with Stefanovic over a pay dispute.

She alleges Stefanovic proposed in August 2015 they join forces to renegotiate their Nine contracts - not unlike how the cast of American sitcom Friends famously worked together to broker better deals with NBC.

But she claims he ended up ditching this idea and instead played rival networks Nine and Seven off against each other in order to secure a better deal for himself.

'Weeks later... the media became awash with stories that Stefanovic was restless at Today and looking for greener pastures – and more civilised working hours – at Channel Seven,' she wrote.

Stefanovic was soon at the centre of a bidding war between Nine and Seven that resulted in him re-signing a five-year deal with Nine worth at least $2million per year.

Wilkinson's deal was worth significantly less, about $780,000 a year, and was only for two years.

'There was no doubt about it: Karl certainly knew the art of the deal,' she wrote, adding that the resulting pay disparity between them 'was so off the charts that no-one would have believed it'. 

However, this allegedly doesn't tell the full story.

News.com.au reported earlier this month that Wilkinson had in fact earned more than Stefanovic for years when they first joined forces on Today, and it was only at the end of their partnership that the roles reversed.

This article - which challenges Wilkinson's most significant claim about her exit from the Today show - reportedly sent the book's publisher into a major spin.

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