The BBC has faced criticism for allowing a presenter to remain on air despite a series of allegations of inappropriate behavior dating back to at least 2012. The presenter's lawyer denies the claims, while critics argue the BBC is failing in its duty to protect television viewers.
middle-class women of a certain agepresenter was allowed to remain on screen despite a series of allegations of inappropriate behaviour dating back to at least 2012.“It is shocking that repeatedly we see this kind of behaviour being tolerated by the BBC who do seem to disregard the obligations they have to protect people who go on television,” Baird told the Guardian.
Wallace, 60, alleged that “absolutely none” of the staff on his other shows had complained about him. Emma Kennedy, the actor and author who won Celebrity MasterChef in 2012 and says she complained about his behaviour at the time, said in response to Wallace’s video: “It doesn’t matter what the age of any woman is.”
Allsopp added: “Why say nothing? Because you feel, in no particular order, embarrassed, a prude, shocked, waiting for a male colleague to call him out, not wanting to ‘rock the boat’, thinking it’s better to plough on with the day, assuming you misheard/misunderstood or just don’t get the joke.” Harriet Harman, the Labour peer, said: “Older, middle-class women more able to challenge than freelance junior women. It’s our duty.”
In 2017, a BBC executive warned Wallace about his behaviour after complaints were made by the broadcaster Aasmah Mir. Further complaints resulted in a formal HR investigation in 2018 which found that “many aspects of behaviour were both unacceptable and unprofessional,” BBC News reported.
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