Richard Osman speaks out on Gino D'Acampo scandal as ITV shows dropped

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Pointless host Richard Osman has waded in on the controversy surrounding Gino D'Acampo, since allegations of "distressing" and "sexually inappropriate" behaviour led to the celebrity chef's TV programmes being axed.

Osman discussed the topic during an episode of his podcast 'The Rest is Entertainment', which he co-hosts with journalist Marina Hyde.

On the latest instalment, Osman pondered why it took so long for accusations against the ex-This Morning star to surface, referencing an ITV News investigation that exposed claims accusing D'Acampo of "unacceptable" and "horrendous" behaviour over more than ten years," reports the Mirror.

Osman, known for production work on shows like 'Deal or No Deal' and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', commented about ITV's choice to pull Gino's shows: "You could look at it on one level and some of the papers have done and certainly a lot of the commentators have done and say, 'Oh my God, you can't say anything anymore, this is a huge overreaction, yada yada yada.' "People do not lose their job just because they said a couple of things a couple of times.