A controversial segment on the ABC that depicted violence against billionaire Gina Rinehart has been referred to the Ombudsman by the broadcaster.Communications Minister Anika Wells finally conceded on Wednesday that it was unacceptable.“My personal view is it’s unacceptable. Like any Australian, there’s stuff I see on TV that I don’t agree with,” she said.“As the Minister for Communications, I respect the editorial independence of the ABC, but I understand they have now referred it to the Ombudsman. I think that was the right thing to do.”The four-minute film broadcast was part of the ABC’s Race Around The World series.The film ended with a graphic description of violence directed towards Ms Rinehart.Voiceover to the short film said: “When the revolution comes, will you hide under the bed or will you know exactly how to shove a stick right up Gina Rinehart’s butthole, stirring it round, mixing her guts up nice and smooth, to make one big sausage roll to make something out of nothing.”An ABC spokesperson said the film was intended to be satirical in tone.But the mining magnate’s company Hancock Prospecting called on the ABC to apologise and remove the segment.The ABC initially released a statement defending the segment as “editorially justifiable” but referred the matter to the Ombudsman after backlash.The ABC Ombudsman is an internal office that reports directly to the ABC board.The Australian Communications and Media Authority has not announced any action over the broadcast.