Hasn't been posted yet but this is a crazy out-of-control story.
The Sun reported that an unnamed BBC presenter has been paying for 'intimate' photos of a child then aged 17 and now aged 20. This child, subsequently an adult, had used this money to fund a drug habit:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/22978239...xual-pictures/
The BBC was initially told of this back in May but only suspended the presenter when The Sun went to them with the allegations. The BBC claimed that was the first time they had seen some of the evidence. According to them
the initial allegations were not criminal suggesting the accusation of pictures or apparent timeline was not presented to them.
Several poor BBC personalities then had to deny it was them as Twitter decided to go a witch-hunt and name several innocent presenters as the personality. Some of these Twitter users might now be sued.
Then last night a lawyer for the person at the heart of the allegations said it was all nonsense:
https://news.sky.com/story/claims-in...eport-12918501
Quote:
The mother of the young person at the centre of the BBC presenter scandal has reportedly insisted she stands by her claims after a lawyer branded the allegations "rubbish".
In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer representing the young person cast doubt on The Sun's story about the male star, who has not been publicly identified but is reportedly a "household name".
The letter said "nothing inappropriate or unlawful" took place between the young person, now aged 20, and the presenter, according to the BBC.
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Which must have made The Sun nervous as well.
But now the
Met Police have told the BBC to stop the investigation whilst they investigate.
What a mess!
I am guessing there are nerves at the top of the BBC and The Sun right now.