Embattled ITV Presenter Phillip Schofield Dropped by Agency YMU Following ‘This Morning’ Exit
variety.comManori Ravindran Executive Editor of International ITV presenter Phillip Schofield has been dropped by his agents at YMU Group.
The agency confirmed on Friday that it has “parted company” with Schofield, who last week stepped away from his long-time hosting duties on ITV’s “This Morning.” The host has been embroiled in his younger brother’s trial for sexual assault.
Timothy Schofield was found guilty of 11 charges related to sexually assaulting a child between 2016 and 2019, and was last week jailed for 12 years.
During the trial the court heard that Timothy Schofield had confessed his crimes to his older brother two months before criminal proceedings started, to which the presenter had replied: “I don’t want you to tell me any more…You’ve got to stop, just never do it again.
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