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LONDON — The BBC is dealing with rising scrutiny next a presenter on its pervasive cookery display drew an enraged backlash for brushing aside sexual misconduct allegations towards him.
Gregg Wallace, a long-time co-presenter at the cooking tournament display “Masterchef,” is dealing with allegations from a couple of girls that he made beside the point sexual feedback and behaved inappropriately on i’m ready over 17 years.
Wallace, 60, stated closing date he was once stepping clear of the display pace an investigation was once introduced into his alleged habits.
However his case gained additional consideration Sunday, when he stated in a social media publish that the court cases got here from “a handful of middle-class girls of a undeniable occasion.”
He added that he had worked with thousands of contestants on “Masterchef” “of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all walks of life” for two decades and “there’s been 13 complaints in that time.”
His comments angered some of the women who made complaints against him.
“This illustrates how he just has no insight or understanding of how he behaves. He just doesn’t get it,” said television presenter Aggie MacKenzie, who competed on “Celebrity Masterchef” in 2011.
MacKenzie informed ITV that Wallace made “endless smutty jokes” and alleged that “he’s been allowed to carry on in his own sweet way for many, many years.”
Among the complaints are allegations that Wallace undressed in front of women working on his shows, made comments about his sex life or made women uncomfortable with sexualized jokes during filming.
The BBC reported that 13 people who worked with Wallace over a range of shows have complained about inappropriate sexual comments from him over 17 years.
The broadcaster is facing questions on how it handles sexual misconduct allegations and how Wallace had continued to front some of its most popular shows for so long despite the complaints.
The BBC reported that Wallace was warned by his employers after a complaint was raised about him in 2018, and an internal investigation at the time found his behavior was “unacceptable and unprofessional.”
Wallace’s legal professionals have denied that he “engages in habits of a sexually harassing nature.”
The BBC, which has stated it has “robust processes” to trade in with problems raised with it, declined to touch upon Wallace’s case as a result of the continued investigation into him via “Masterchef”’s manufacturing corporate.