BBC bosses were warned of allegations about MasterChef host Gregg Wallace's on-set behaviour in 2017, new emails reportedly show.
BBC bosses were warned of allegations about MasterChef host Gregg Wallace's on-set behaviour in 2017, new emails reportedly show. Kate Phillips, who is now overseeing unscripted programmes for the Corporation, reportedly received an email from Celebrity MasterChef contestant and broadcaster Aasmah Mir in 2017 about Wallace.In the emails published by The Sunday Times, Mir said Wallace's alleged sexist behaviour was “unacceptable and cannot continue”.
The Telegraph adds that an unnamed producer on MasterChef raised the alarm about Wallace too but says "nothing was done".The TV star's lawyers say "it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature", BBC News reported.A BBC spokesman said it takes any issues raised "seriously" and "any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated".
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