MailOnline Pauses Dan Wootton Column During Investigation Over Allegations
deadline.comBritish presenter and journalist Dan Wootton has had his MailOnline celebrity news column suspended as the site’s publisher investigates “a series of allegations.” The GB News presenter has not written his column since June 29, which followed the initial reports from an expose in The Byline Times.
Wootton denies the allegations, though has admitted making “errors of judgement” in the past. The allegations name him as ‘Martin Branning,’ a fake online showbiz agent who offered individuals, some of whom were Wootton’s former colleagues, money in exchange for sexual imagery.
One of the most recent articles claims Wootton paid male porn stars to secretly film themselves having sex with men he had targeted.
The articles also allege bullying and harassment, and The Byline Times said it has sent a 28-page dossier to UK police. Wootton denies any criminal activity.
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