Piers Morgan has called for the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs to “come forward” if he has “nothing to hide”.
The 58-year-old TalkTV presenter discussed the latest developments during Monday’s (July 10) edition of his show Uncensored.
The Sun reported on Friday (July 7) that an unnamed male BBC star paid more than £35,000 for the sordid pictures.
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The presenter in question has since been suspended and has been taken off air.
Piers said during Monday’s (July 10) episode: “The presenter concerned, we all know who it is.
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“The public doesn’t know who it is yet. Would it be prudent for this presenter to come out if he has nothing to hide?
“If what this young alleged victim has put in this legal letter is true and there is nothing legal or improper about whatever relationship they may or may not have had.
“Would it not be the smart thing to do for this presenter to come out and talk frankly about this?
“And maybe not even defend himself but say, ‘This is what happened and I have nothing to hide’.”
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Former BBC Newsnight presenter Michael Crick appeared on Piers’ show and agreed with the former Good Morning Britain host.
He said: “I think the managers in the BBC, there is some frustration there that this presenter hasn’t done that yet and they dearly wish that they would do so.
“I would think at some point they’re going to have to come out and make a statement about what did and what didn’t happen.”
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The teenager at the centre of the BBC controversy has since said nothing inappropriate or unlawful happened with the unnamed male presenter and that the allegations were “rubbish”, their lawyer has said in a letter to the BBC.
The mother of the alleged recipient claims her child used the money to fund their addiction to crack cocaine and says she blames the presenter for “destroying her child’s life”.
She also claims to have first contacted the BBC about the allegations on May 19, 2023.
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In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer wrote: “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’.”
The letter from the lawyer also said that the young person sent a denial to the newspaper on Friday evening (July 7) via WhatsApp, in which they said the allegation was “totally wrong and there was no truth to it.”
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The Sun has since hit back at the claims saying it had reported a story about concerned parents.
In a statement The Sun 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’s now up to the BBC to properly investigate.”
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