BBC Chair Vows to Tackle ‘Unacceptable Behavior’ at the Network Following Huw Edwards Scandal: ‘There’s a Sense Powerful People “Get Away With It”’
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variety.comK.J. Yossman BBC chair Samir Shah has vowed to tackle “unacceptable behavior” at the broadcaster following the Huw Edwards scandal.
Edwards, who was until last year the BBC’s most high-profile and highly-paid news anchor, went on medical leave after being outed in a scandal involving allegedly paying a teenager for photographs.
This year he was convicted of making indecent images of children in a separate incident, which saw him narrowly escape a prison sentence.
The BBC has also been tainted by other #MeToo-style scandals over the years allegedly perpetrated by some of its talent including Jimmy Savile, Russell Brand, Rolf Harris and DJ Tim Westwood.
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