July 11th 2023.
Piers Morgan has not been shy about his opinion on the BBC's current scandal, taking to his show on Tuesday to compare BBC head Tim Davie to The Office UK character David Brent. Morgan questioned whether Davie was up to the task of running the BBC, as he had not spoken to the unnamed presenter accused of paying £35,000 to a teenager over the course of three years, starting when the teen was 17.
The presenter has denied the allegations, calling them "rubbish", but the BBC has suspended the star and are facing major scrutiny. Morgan then played a clip of Davie being interviewed on BBC Radio 4, in which he praised the BBC's 'outstanding corporate investigations team'. Morgan sarcastically asked 'really? Outstanding?', and went on to say the scandal was "decimating the reputation of the entire BBC", and Davie was fighting fire with "David Brent-style management psycho-babble".
A second person has come forward with allegations against the presenter, claiming they were contacted by the man on a dating app and pressured to meet up, and when they refused sent them "threatening messages". The BBC have seen the messages and confirmed they originated from the presenter, whilst a police force has been contacted by the parents of the first person with allegations, and are now conducting further enquiries.
As the scandal continues to unfold, it remains to be seen what the full consequences will be for the BBC.
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