Tim Westwood

2022 - 7 - 4

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Tim Westwood: BBC says it received complaints against DJ (The Guardian)

Corporation reviewing six complaints, raising questions over what it said in public about presenter accused of sexual misconduct.

It did not relate to conduct at the BBC, BBC premises, or conduct towards a BBC staff member, nor was it an accusation of physical assault.” It did not give further details and it is unclear whether Westwood was made aware of the referral. Asked whether the BBC had any records of formal complaints about Westwood, he said: “I’ve seen no evidence of complaints. After publication a spokesperson for Westwood added: “Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour. I credit the BBC and Guardian teams for going after the story.” “We are aware that one of these complaints was referred to police and Mr Westwood was spoken to in relation to another complaint,” the BBC confirmed. A spokesperson had said: “The BBC is against all forms of inappropriate behaviour and we are shocked to hear of these allegations. Tim Westwood strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing.” If people have evidence where things weren’t followed up or they have concern in this area bring it to us … we will follow up anything and we will dig and dig and dig. Regarding the issue that was referred to the police, the spokesperson added: “This is an historic case that the BBC has found in its files. The police declined to comment on whether they had received or how they had handled any referral. Others were made after the publication of the story. We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Independent"

Tim Westwood: BBC admits to receiving complaints about DJ after ... (The Independent)

Westwood, 64, was accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, during incidents alleged to have taken place between 1992 and 2017, following ...

“In a career that has spanned 40 years, there have never been any complaints made against him officially or unofficially. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. We said we would take this seriously, and we are. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. We are establishing the facts around it. We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ITV News"

BBC confirms six complaints against hip hop DJ Tim Westwood ... (ITV News)

The BBC previously said no evidence of complaints had been found, with its director general saying in April that he had seen “no evidence of complaints”.

“We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past. When that work has concluded, we will say more.” We are establishing the facts around it.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Sky News"

BBC reveals multiple complaints against ex-Radio 1 DJ Tim ... (Sky News)

The BBC say they are taking the newly revealed claims "seriously" after the 64-year-old was accused of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour ...

"We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past. When that work has concluded, we will say more." Three of the women accused Westwood of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour, while four others claim they were groped by him at events. People have now done so and we will continue to investigate. We are establishing the facts around it. At the time, Director general Tim Davie said that while the allegations made against the DJ were "shocking" and the claims made by the women were "powerful and appalling", he had seen "no evidence of complaints" from the DJ's time at the corporation.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "thejournal.ie"

BBC reveals it received complaints against DJ Tim Westwood ... (thejournal.ie)

Westwood has not been charged with any crime and has consistently denied the allegations against him since they emerged. Advertisement. Three women accused the ...

The corporation added that it would be in a position to say more when its investigation had concluded. We are establishing the facts around it. Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you

Post cover
Image courtesy of "RTE.ie"

BBC confirms six complaints against DJ Tim Westwood (RTE.ie)

The BBC said it received six complaints against veteran radio host Tim Westwood, including one that was referred to police, despite previously saying no ...

"We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past. When that work has concluded, we will say more." At the time, a representative said Westwood "strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing" detailed in a BBC Three documentary titled Tim Westwood: Abuse Of Power. People have now done so, and we will continue to investigate. I've asked and we looked at our records and we've seen no evidence." We are establishing the facts around it.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Tim Westwood: BBC reveals complaints against DJ (BBC News)

Police were involved after one of six bullying or sexual misconduct complaints, the corporation says.

"We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past. You can also get in touch in the following ways: We said we would take this seriously, and we are." We want to investigate it." "If something like this were raised or anything comes up, we investigate it fully. We are establishing the facts around it.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "hotpress.com"

BBC confirms six complaints of sexual misconduct against DJ Tim ... (hotpress.com)

The BBC denied complaints made against DJ Tim Westwood until recently, when their initial handling of a Freedom of Information request was brought into ...

A statement to the PA news agency said: "Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Tim Westwood strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing." It did not relate to conduct at the BBC, BBC premises, or conduct towards a BBC staff member, nor was it an accusation of physical assault." "We also said that we would dig into what happened in the past. A BBC statement discussing the police referral said: "This is an historic case that the BBC has found in its files. The BBC has confirmed it received six complaints against radio host Tim Westwood, including one that was referred to police.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Voice Online"

BBC admits getting complaints against Tim Westwood (The Voice Online)

Seven black women have accused the former BBC Radio DJ of unwanted advances, groping and feeling pressured into sex.

We are establishing the facts around it. But now the corporation say it is reviewing six complaints against the 64-year-old DJ. The joint investigation was published by The Guardian and the BBC on April 26.

Explore the last week