DJ Tim Westwood

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DJ Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct (BBC News)

A joint investigation by the BBC and the Guardian has uncovered allegations of unwanted sexual behaviour and touching.

She says she "froze" and felt "very intimidated" by the experience. Nyla was in university when she met Westwood at a New Year's Day event in 2017, she told the BBC. She says he described her as the "pengest girl in the rave" during his DJ set and then later, while she and her friend recorded a Snapchat video with him, she says he put his hand up inside the back of her skirt. Some say they are speaking about their experiences in the hope it encourages others to come forward and leads to the DJ being "held accountable" for his behaviour. She was 17 at the time and believed the meeting was to talk about her career. Working in the same industry, she says their paths continued to cross. She says he wasn't concentrating on the road and was swerving so much that a police officer on a motorbike pulled up beside them and knocked on the passenger window. She says the DJ invited her to do work experience with him at BBC Radio 1. "He leaves the room and then he comes back completely naked," she alleges. Another woman told the BBC she met Westwood, then in his mid-30s, when she was 17 and a member of a R&B group. She says after he finished, she quickly got dressed and sat waiting to leave. She knew a national platform like BBC Radio 1 could take her to the next level. The seven women who spoke to the BBC are all black, and say they met Westwood through his work.

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Hip hop DJ Tim Westwood denies sexual misconduct claims (RTE.ie)

Veteran hip hop DJ and radio presenter Tim Westwood "strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing" after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory ...

A statement from a representative to the PA news agency said: "Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour. In allegations made to the BBC and The Guardian, the former BBC Radio 1 DJ, 64, is alleged to have misused his position in the music industry to take advantage of seven women who were in their late teens or early 20s at the time. Veteran hip hop DJ and radio presenter Tim Westwood "strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing" after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by several women.

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DJ Tim Westwood "rejects all allegations of wrongdoing" following ... (hotpress.com)

"Three of the women have accused Westwood of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour when they met him to discuss their music or were invited to London to ...

The BBC has strict codes of conduct for all those engaged by the BBC, including on-air presenters." "They were 17, 19 and 20 at the time. According to the description on the BBC's website, in the "explosive documentary, six women speak out about their experiences for the first time, claiming he misused his powerful position in the music industry to take advantage of them.

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Tim Westwood: Claims against DJ are appalling, BBC director ... (BBC News)

BBC director general Tim Davie has described sexual misconduct claims made against former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood as "appalling", calling for anyone else ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Have you been affected by any of the issues raised? They told their stories in a BBC Three documentary, Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power. And I would hope we were doing that in that time [when Westwood worked for the BBC] as well. We want to investigate it." It's shocking to see those testimonies.

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