Jeremy Vine agrees cope with Twitter consumer who wrongly named him in presenter row
Vine was one in every of a number of BBC presenters, together with Gary Lineker, Rylan Clark and Nicky Campbell, who have been compelled to publicly deny claims on social media that they have been the unnamed TV star dealing with the allegations.
On Sunday, Vine mentioned he obtained an apology from a Twitter consumer who had “libelled” him by wrongly claiming he was the BBC presenter involved.
Speaking of the Twitter consumer, 58-year-old Vine mentioned: “He has now acknowledged that he was wrong, and has apologised.
“At my request, he has also agreed to pay £1,000 to @mndassoc rather than paying damages.”
Before Edwards was named by his spouse because the BBC presenter dealing with allegations over funds for sexually express photos, Vine appealed on Twitter for the presenter to “come forward”.
He later mentioned on his Channel 5 present: “It’s his decision, but he needs to come forward now, I think.”
Vine, who additionally hosts a day programme on BBC Radio 2, added: “I had a situation: I was going to see Bruce Springsteen at the weekend and my wife said ‘Are you going to be safe there?’
“That’s how serious this thing is, and she gave me a baseball cap and said ‘You’d better wear this’.”
Similarly, BBC broadcaster Campbell spoke about his “distressing weekend” after he was additionally falsely named and compelled to clear his title after allegations he was the presenter on the centre of the BBC furore.
The 62-year-old mentioned he had contacted police about being falsely talked about on-line in reference to the story and was having conversations together with his attorneys when it comes to defamation.
The BBC mentioned it’s persevering with its “fact-finding investigations” into allegations in opposition to veteran broadcaster Edwards following the naming of the presenter by his spouse on Wednesday night time.
After days of conjecture and Edwards’ title being speculated about on social media, Vicky Flind issued a press release by way of the PA news company to say the father-of-five is “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is receiving in-patient hospital care.
Edwards is the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £435,000–£439,999, placing him fourth on the highest 10 listing, the company’s annual report revealed on Tuesday.
The presenter was final seen on BBC One’s News At Ten on July 5 when he co-presented a particular version reside from Edinburgh because the King was honoured within the Scottish capital.
The Metropolitan Police have mentioned no legal offence has been dedicated by Edwards and no additional police motion can be taken “at this time”, permitting an inside BBC investigation to renew.