Dan Wootton has addressed claims relating to his private conduct made on social media, calling all legal allegations made in opposition to him “untrue” and claiming he’s the sufferer of a “smear campaign”.
The journalist and presenter made a press release in the beginning of his every day GB News present, Dan Wootton Tonight, telling viewers: ” As a journalist I feel uncomfortable being the story, but I’ve always promised you that this show has no spin and no bias and censorship, so I owe it to you to address this”.
The 40-year-old mentioned he felt compelled to handle allegations swirling on-line, following a report by Byline Times on Monday, detailing allegations of doubtless legal behaviour over the course of a decade.
Referring to claims made in opposition to him, Wootton mentioned: “I have been the target of a smear campaign by nefarious players with an axe to grind.”
He additionally mentioned he had beforehand been the sufferer of an abusive relationship and was speaking about it for the primary time following these allegations.
“I have made errors of judgement in the past, but the criminal allegations made against me are simply untrue,” he added.
Wootton additionally made reference to “other unspeakable slurs” he mentioned had been made about him on-line.
He went on to say he may spend his entire two-hour present addressing the allegations however concluded, “on the advice of my lawyers I cannot comment further”.
Byline Times mentioned they’ve contacted the Metropolitan Police with proof.
A spokesperson informed Sky News: “In June 2023, the Metropolitan Police was contacted with regards to allegations of sexual offences committed by a man.
“Officers are assessing data to determine whether or not any legal offence has taken place.”
They said there is currently no active investigation.
‘We are looking into the allegations made in recent days’
Many of the allegations concern events said to have taken place while Wootton was working at The Sun newspaper.
Parent company News UK said: “We are wanting into the allegations made in current days. We are usually not in a position to make any additional remark at this stage.”
Wootton is now a regular columnist for MailOnline.
Its publisher DMG Media told Sky News: “We are wanting into the allegations made in current days. We are usually not in a position to make any additional remark at this stage.”
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Wootton – who was born in New Zealand – was previously a showbiz journalist on the now defunct News Of The World. He is, by his personal admission, a “polarising figure”.
He moved to The Sun newspaper after the cellphone hacking scandal in 2011. In 2021 he joined GB News. He additionally has a daily column in MailOnline.
His week-night opinion present on GB News is the channel’s most watched program. Wootton was off-air final week, telling viewers he had taken a “scheduled holiday in New Zealand with my family”.
A spokesperson for GB News informed Sky News they haven’t any remark at the moment.
Content Source: information.sky.com