BBC presenter scandal: Jeremy Vine urges unnamed star to come back ahead after contemporary claims

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has mentioned he believes the BBC presenter accused of paying a teen 1000’s of kilos for sexually specific images “should now come forward publicly”.

The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster made the remarks after a second person came forward with a complaint in regards to the unnamed presenter.

The particular person of their early 20s advised BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter on the centre of the scandal that has dominated headlines.

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“These new allegations will result in yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues of his,” Vine tweeted.

“And the BBC, which I’m sure he loves, is on its knees with this.

“But it’s his choice and his alone.”

Vine was one of a host of BBC presenters forced to deny being the unnamed star at the centre of scandal, tweeting that “it definitely ain’t me”.

The newest allegations add additional strain on the BBC after it suspended the unnamed presenter over claims printed by The Sun newspaper that he paid a teen for specific photographs.

Presenter ‘ought to take management of narrative’

During a particular Sky News programme on the BBC scandal, a disaster administration knowledgeable suggested the unnamed presenter to come back ahead and “take control of the narrative”.

Asked what she would inform the presenter to do, Lauren Beeching mentioned: “Now we have the second person coming forward, without a doubt I’d now be saying ‘you just need to come clean’.

“That could be my private recommendation. That’s the one approach the particular person being accused proper now can take management of the narrative.”

She mentioned she suspects the presenter might be named “imminently” and it will be “very compelling if he can prove any slight innocence in this, if there’s any evidence he has, [he should] put it out there”.

The presenter ought to come clear for the sake of his colleagues, she added, as “they’re being scrutinised and it’s just not fair on them”.

Other BBC stars communicate out

Several different stars have spoken out to distance themselves from the allegations.

BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nicky Campbell appeared to disclose he had gone to the police after being wrongly named as the person on-line, posting a screenshot on Twitter which mentioned: “Thank you for contacting the Metropolitan Police Service to report your crime.”

Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker tweeted: “Hate to disappoint the haters but it’s not me.”

TV and radio host Rylan Clark tweeted: “Not sure why my names floating about but re that story in the sun – that ain’t me babe.”

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Several different presenters have additionally been falsely named on social media however have up to now determined to not subject public denials.