BBC presenter Nicky Campbell speaks out after 'false allegations' naming him as suspended host

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Nicky Campbell has spoken out after he was "falsely named" as the BBC presenter facing accusations of paying a teenager for sexually explicit pictures.

The 62-year-old broadcaster was among a string of celebs forced to clear their name following allegations that a BBC presenter paid £35,000 for explicit photographs.

Introducing his BBC Radio 5 Live show on Monday, Campbell said: “Obviously thoughts with the alleged victim and family. “So a bit of perspective here, worse things happen at sea as they say, but it was a distressing weekend, I can’t deny it, for me and others falsely named.

Today I am having further conversations with the police in terms of malicious communication and with lawyers in terms of defamation.” Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. It comes after he suggested police were contacted about him being falsely mentioned online in connection with the story.