ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said the relationship between Phillip Schofield and a younger lover who worked for This Morning was “deeply inappropriate” because of the “imbalance of power” between the two men adamsherwin10 reports
Facing questions from MPs,, but no evidence of the relationship appeared during on-going reviews, Dame Carolyn told the Culture select committee.
The “imbalance of power, the imbalance of dynamics” made the relationship “deeply inappropriate”, the ITV chief said.Schofield had “just sent” her a text saying how “deeply sorry” he is for lying to ITV, she disclosed. “Kevin has spoken to him, I don’t believe anything Martin said in the heat of the moment is reflective of our culture.Dame Carolyn confirmed Schofield is “receiving counselling” since his exit and she is “very concerned” about his welfare.
Nicolson said he had been told that in one particular conversation with a manager, person X was asked “is everything OK between you and Phillip?”.
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