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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gregg Wallace's ‘MasterChef' Co-Host John Torode Reveals Himself To Be Person Accused Of Using Racist Language
John Torode, Gregg Wallace's MasterChef co-presenter, has revealed himself to be the person accused of using racist language in the report published today into Wallace's behavior. Taking to Instagram, Torode said 'for the sake of transparency I can confirm that I am the individual who is alleged to have used racial language on one occasion.' More from Deadline BBC Shelves L.A. Wildfires Documentary From 'Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone' Director Jamie Roberts UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Cools Attacks On BBC, Praising "Big Strides" In Gripping Crises BBC Says Individuals Were Present At Glastonbury Who Had "Authority" To Cut Bob Vylan Feed Torode, who along with Wallace has presented MasterChef for 20 years, said the incident is alleged to have happened in 2018 or 2019, but he has 'absolutely no recollection of this and I do not believe that it happened.' 'However I want to be clear that I've always had the view that any racial language is wholly unacceptable in any environment,' he added. 'I'm shocked and saddened by the allegations as I would never wish to cause anyone offence.' Torode came forward around 12 hours after the independent report published into Wallace's behavior, which substantiated 45 of the 83 allegations made against Wallace, whose position hosting MasterChef was described as 'untenable' by the boss of MasterChef production company Banijay UK. Wallace has apologized but reiterated his view that 'none of the serious allegations against me were upheld.' Aside from Wallace, the report said 10 standalone allegations were made against other people over the period 2012 to 2019, with two of these having been substantiated, one of whom Torode is now revealing to be himself. The other was over a complaint of 'swearing' and Banijay has said it is dealing with both. In its own statement, the BBC said it 'takes these findings very seriously and we have asked Banijay UK to take action to address these issues, which is underway. This will be completed as a priority.' Torode struck up a close relationship with Wallace over their two decades presenting MasterChef. When allegations against Wallace first emerged late last year, Torode said he found them 'truly upsetting.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More Solve the daily Crossword
North Wales Chronicle
17-07-2025
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says
The BBC's Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary was removed from iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. It is understood Deborah Turness made the comments when she was asked about the documentary during a routine staff meeting. A video appears to show Ms Turness saying: 'I think it's really important that we are clear that (the narrator) Abdullah's father was the deputy agricultural minister and therefore, you know, was a member of the Hamas-run government, which is different to being part of the military wing of Hamas. 'And I think externally it's often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it's an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference and of that connection.' Hamas's military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness's comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: 'The BBC constantly makes clear on our programmes and platforms that Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation by the UK Government and others. 'We are also clear that we need to describe to our audiences the complexities of life in Gaza, including within the structure of Hamas, which has run the civilian functions of Gaza.' They added: 'Deborah Turness was answering a question about how we described the father of the narrator in our Warzone film. 'She did not imply that Hamas are not a single terrorist organisation. 'As we have said, there was an editorial breach in this film, and we are sorry. We will not show the film again in its current form and we should not have used this child as the narrator.' Ofcom announced on Monday that it will investigate the documentary after an external review found the programme had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy. The review, conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews, which is independent of BBC News, said the programme was in breach of accuracy for 'failing to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government'. It found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that outside interests 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. The report said that 'careful consideration of the requirements of due impartiality was undertaken in this project given the highly contested nature of the subject matter'. Ofcom said it had examined the BBC report and would be investigating under its broadcasting code, which states that factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. An Ofcom spokesperson said: 'Having examined the BBC's findings, we are launching an investigation under our rule which states that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience.'
Leader Live
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Leader Live
Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says
The BBC's Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary was removed from iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. It is understood Deborah Turness made the comments when she was asked about the documentary during a routine staff meeting. A video appears to show Ms Turness saying: 'I think it's really important that we are clear that (the narrator) Abdullah's father was the deputy agricultural minister and therefore, you know, was a member of the Hamas-run government, which is different to being part of the military wing of Hamas. 'And I think externally it's often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it's an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference and of that connection.' Hamas's military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness's comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: 'The BBC constantly makes clear on our programmes and platforms that Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation by the UK Government and others. 'We are also clear that we need to describe to our audiences the complexities of life in Gaza, including within the structure of Hamas, which has run the civilian functions of Gaza.' They added: 'Deborah Turness was answering a question about how we described the father of the narrator in our Warzone film. 'She did not imply that Hamas are not a single terrorist organisation. 'As we have said, there was an editorial breach in this film, and we are sorry. We will not show the film again in its current form and we should not have used this child as the narrator.' Ofcom announced on Monday that it will investigate the documentary after an external review found the programme had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy. The review, conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews, which is independent of BBC News, said the programme was in breach of accuracy for 'failing to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government'. It found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that outside interests 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. The report said that 'careful consideration of the requirements of due impartiality was undertaken in this project given the highly contested nature of the subject matter'. Ofcom said it had examined the BBC report and would be investigating under its broadcasting code, which states that factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. An Ofcom spokesperson said: 'Having examined the BBC's findings, we are launching an investigation under our rule which states that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience.'
Glasgow Times
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says
The BBC's Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary was removed from iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. It is understood Deborah Turness made the comments when she was asked about the documentary during a routine staff meeting. A video appears to show Ms Turness saying: 'I think it's really important that we are clear that (the narrator) Abdullah's father was the deputy agricultural minister and therefore, you know, was a member of the Hamas-run government, which is different to being part of the military wing of Hamas. 'And I think externally it's often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it's an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference and of that connection.' Hamas's military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness's comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: 'The BBC constantly makes clear on our programmes and platforms that Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation by the UK Government and others. 'We are also clear that we need to describe to our audiences the complexities of life in Gaza, including within the structure of Hamas, which has run the civilian functions of Gaza.' They added: 'Deborah Turness was answering a question about how we described the father of the narrator in our Warzone film. 'She did not imply that Hamas are not a single terrorist organisation. 'As we have said, there was an editorial breach in this film, and we are sorry. We will not show the film again in its current form and we should not have used this child as the narrator.' Ofcom announced on Monday that it will investigate the documentary after an external review found the programme had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy. The review, conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews, which is independent of BBC News, said the programme was in breach of accuracy for 'failing to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government'. It found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that outside interests 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. The report said that 'careful consideration of the requirements of due impartiality was undertaken in this project given the highly contested nature of the subject matter'. Ofcom said it had examined the BBC report and would be investigating under its broadcasting code, which states that factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. An Ofcom spokesperson said: 'Having examined the BBC's findings, we are launching an investigation under our rule which states that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience.'
Rhyl Journal
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Rhyl Journal
Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says
The BBC's Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary was removed from iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. It is understood Deborah Turness made the comments when she was asked about the documentary during a routine staff meeting. A video appears to show Ms Turness saying: 'I think it's really important that we are clear that (the narrator) Abdullah's father was the deputy agricultural minister and therefore, you know, was a member of the Hamas-run government, which is different to being part of the military wing of Hamas. 'And I think externally it's often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it's an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference and of that connection.' Hamas's military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness's comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: 'The BBC constantly makes clear on our programmes and platforms that Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation by the UK Government and others. 'We are also clear that we need to describe to our audiences the complexities of life in Gaza, including within the structure of Hamas, which has run the civilian functions of Gaza.' They added: 'Deborah Turness was answering a question about how we described the father of the narrator in our Warzone film. 'She did not imply that Hamas are not a single terrorist organisation. 'As we have said, there was an editorial breach in this film, and we are sorry. We will not show the film again in its current form and we should not have used this child as the narrator.' Ofcom announced on Monday that it will investigate the documentary after an external review found the programme had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy. The review, conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews, which is independent of BBC News, said the programme was in breach of accuracy for 'failing to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government'. It found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that outside interests 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. The report said that 'careful consideration of the requirements of due impartiality was undertaken in this project given the highly contested nature of the subject matter'. Ofcom said it had examined the BBC report and would be investigating under its broadcasting code, which states that factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. An Ofcom spokesperson said: 'Having examined the BBC's findings, we are launching an investigation under our rule which states that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience.'
