Martin Frizell, the Editor of embattled ITV daytime show This Morning, has been rebuked by his employer for “extremely ill-judged” remarks about eggplants when questioned over the Phillip Schofield scandal.
Magnus Brooke, ITV’s Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation, said the commercial broadcaster would not endorse comments made by Frizell to a journalist on Monday.
Frizell was questioned on his doorstep by a Sky News reporter about allegations of a toxic work environment on This Morning. “I tell you what’s toxic,” he replied. “[What] I’ve always found toxic is aubergine.
Do you like aubergine?” 'Do you like aubergine?'This Morning editor Martin Frizell responded to questions about the show earlier with comments about aubergineshttps://t.co/UczuL0TH9Q pic.twitter.com/quB9t95BME Brooke was asked about the incident during an evidence session held by UK Parliament’s influential Culture, Media, and Sport Committee.
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