BBC's Fiona Bruce steps back from charity role over claims of trivialising domestic violence
Well known BBC presenter Fiona Bruce has quit her role as ambassador of domestic abuse charity Refuge over claims she trivialised domestic violence. It comes following a discussion on Question Time about 82-year-old Stanley Johnson - ex PM Boris Johnson's father - on Thursday night .
This afternoon , it emerged that Fiona had chosen to step down from her charity role. In a statement given to the PA news agency, the former newsreader said that she was “required to legally contextualise” a response about Mr Johnson and the words are not an expression of her own opinions and she would never minimise domestic abuse.
"But following the events of last week, I have faced a social media storm, much of which mischaracterised what I said and took the form of personal abuse directed at me. The only people that matter in all this are the survivors, they are my priority." "When serious allegations are made on air against people or organisations, it is the job of BBC presenters to ensure that the context of those allegations – and any right of reply from the person or organisation – is given to the audience, and this is what Fiona Bruce was doing last night. She was not expressing any personal opinion about the situation.”
"These words minimised the seriousness of domestic abuse and this has been retraumatising for survivors. Survivors of domestic abuse are, and will always be, Refuge's priority.
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