Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has stated he believes the BBC presenter accused of paying a young person hundreds of kilos for sexually specific images “should now come forward publicly”.
The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster made the remarks after a second individual got here ahead with a grievance in regards to the unnamed presenter.
The particular person of their early 20s informed BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter on the centre of the scandal that has dominated headlines.
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“These new allegations will result in yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues of his,” Vine tweeted.
“And the BBC, which I’m sure he loves, is on its knees with this.
“But it’s his determination and his alone.”
Vine was one of a host of BBC presenters forced to deny being the unnamed star at the centre of scandal, tweeting that “it definitely ain’t me”.
The newest allegations add additional strain on the BBC after it suspended the unnamed presenter over claims revealed by The Sun newspaper that he paid a young person for specific photographs.
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BBC allegations are ‘stunning’
Presenter ought to ‘take management of narrative’, disaster administration knowledgeable says
During a particular Sky News programme on the BBC scandal a disaster administration knowledgeable suggested the BBC presenter to return ahead and “take control of the narrative”.
Asked what she would inform the presenter to do, Lauren Beeching stated: “Now we have the second person coming forward, without a doubt I’d now be saying ‘you just need to come clean’.
“That could be my private recommendation. That’s the one manner the individual being accused proper now can take management of the narrative.”
She said she suspects the presenter will be named “imminently” and it would be “very compelling if he can show any slight innocence on this, if there’s any proof he has, [he should] put it on the market”.
The presenter should come clean for the sake of his colleagues, she added, as “they’re being scrutinised and it is simply not honest on them”.
Other BBC stars converse out
Several different stars have spoken out to distance themselves from the allegations.
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nicky Campbell appeared to disclose he had gone to the police after being wrongly named as the person on-line, posting a screenshot on Twitter which stated: “Thank you for contacting the Metropolitan Police Service to report your crime.”
Former England soccer star and Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker tweeted: “Hate to disappoint the haters but it’s not me.”
TV and radio host Rylan Clark tweeted: “Not sure why my names floating about but re that story in the sun – that ain’t me babe.”
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Several different presenters have additionally been falsely named on social media however have to date determined to not concern public denials.
Content Source: information.sky.com