The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, is taking an extended period of leave after allegations about his behaviour were reported in the media. An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC is also supporting the corporation as it looks into the culture of the BBC One morning programme. It comes after the Sun and Deadline...
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of sexual assault that were made by several former employees. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, four female housekeepers accused the singer-songwriter of sexual battery including rape, plus false imprisonment and a number of labour violations. In a statement to the BBC, Robinson’s lawyer Christopher Frost called the...
Namibia’s agriculture minister has been sacked after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago. Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the victim, now 21, to withdraw the case against him, the police say. Hengari, 59, who has denied any wrongdoing, appeared in court on Monday and was...
BBC/Shine TV Gregg Wallace has defended himself against allegations about him, insisting “they’re not all true”. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Wallace – who stepped away from presenting MasterChef last November in the wake of the claims against him – said he felt “under attack” and that he had contemplated suicide. A BBC News investigation...
The Daily Caller made a visit to two homes apparently owned by Letitia James. A visit to one of those homes was mentioned on Laura Ingraham’s show. Footage Obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation SHOUTED OUT on @FoxNews ???? INGRAHAM: “She [Letitia James] claimed that a Virginia property was her primary residence. And that allowed...
Lucy Manning Special correspondent EPA Andrew Tate speaking to reporters in Bucharest after returning from a trip to the US last month Andrew Tate pointed a gun in a woman’s face and said “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to one of four UK women suing the...
Wanqing Zhang, Larissa Kennelly and Kirstie Brewer BBC Global China Unit and BBC News BBC Twenty-three more women have come forward to the police with allegations against serial rapist Zhenhao Zou – a Chinese PhD student found guilty in London last month of drugging and raping 10 women across two continents. Police said at the...
By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own. On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to “rude” and “vulgar” language no longer regarded as acceptable. It got to the point a few years ago, he...
Preston striker Milutin Osmajic has been charged by the Football Association after being accused of racially abusing Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri. The FA has been investigating the incident which is alleged to have happened during the 0-0 draw at Deepdale last month. It has now charged Osmajic and the Montenegrin has until 25 March to...