The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas had an A-list lineup for Monday’s episode, but they omitted to address the current BBC crisis.
Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Michael Sheen, and David Tennant joined the presenting pair to discuss the upcoming programme Special Ops: Lioness and the season two premiere of Good Omens, respectively.
However, despite coverage of the anonymous BBC broadcaster issue on BBC News an hour earlier, the one subject that has been making headlines in recent days seems to be ignored.
On Friday, it was revealed that a male BBC personality was being probed for allegedly offering money in return for intimate images from a minor.
The unnamed well-known broadcaster was accused of paying more than £35,000 to the nameless adolescent for the imagery.
While the alleged victim is now 20 years old, the scenario is believed to have started when they were 17.
Since the allegations first surfaced, further reports have surfaced that the presenter stripped down to his knickers for a video conversation with the claimed victim, but a lawyer representing the young person has stated that the claims are false.
A letter from them reported by BBC News At Six said: ‘For the avoidance of doubt, nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the BBC personality and the allegations reported in the Sun newspaper are “rubbish”.’
According to the BBC, the young person emailed a denial to the Sun on Friday evening, but the ‘inappropriate piece’ was nonetheless published.
A statement from the newspaper said: ‘We have reported a story about two very concerned parents who made a complaint to the BBC about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of their child.
‘Their complaint was not acted upon by the BBC.
‘We have seen evidence that supports their concerns. It is now for the BBC to properly investigate.’
Since the news surfaced, celebrities such as Gary Lineker, Rylan Clark, and Jeremy Vine have come forward to deny being the presenter.
Lineker tweeted: ‘Hate to disappoint the haters but it’s not me.’
Meanwhile, Piers Morgan has slammed the BBC’s ‘ridiculous’ coverage of the bombshell allegations, responding to a tweet in which someone mentioned the BBC while reporting on the news of the charges that have been made.
They wrote: ‘BBC host asks BBC reporter standing outside the BBC about allegations against unnamed BBC star.
‘BBC reporter says they “haven’t been able to confirm” whether the BBC presenter has been suspended by the BBC.’
TalkTV presenter Morgan quote-tweeted the original post, and bluntly responded: ‘Ridiculous.’
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