Mike Hosking says TVNZ threatened legal action against NZME if it was to publish a story about its political editor allegedly using a homophobic slur. Finance Minister Nicola Willis yesterday said she shut down an event in her office last year after "offensive language" was used during a function she hosted for press gallery journalists. Willis held pre-Budget drinks in her office in May where an incident between two journalists is alleged to have happened. Political commentator Ani O'Brien wrote on her Substack page on yesterday morning that TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman allegedly used a homophobic slur against Stuff journalist Lloyd Burr. This morning, Newstalk ZB host Hosking told listeners that his producer Sam Carran was pulling information together on a story about the alleged incident last year and had gone to the state broadcaster for comment. It was at that point, Hosking said, TVNZ "threatened to sue us".  NZME owns Newstalk ZB.…