US EditionBBC demands tighter vetting after Apprentice candidate's offensive social media posts
The BBC is demanding a review of vetting processes after racist and sexist posts from contestant Levi Hodgetts-Hague were missed, despite third-party social media checks.
- Later this month the BBC demanded the makers of The Apprentice tighten vetting after Levi Hodgetts-Hague was found to have made racist and sexist posts on social media.
- The Sun uncovered offensive social-media posts by Levi Hodgetts-Hague from the early 2010s, including October 2012 and May 2013, showing support for Tommy Robinson, which were deleted after BBC notification.
- Levi Hodgetts-Hague's posts included branding Muslims `dirty` and calling women `slags` in removed X/Twitter messages, with others using `#IslamAJoke` and calling police `pigs`.
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The Apprentice 2026 star apologises as BBC says it was unaware of "abhorrent" social media posts
A contestant on the upcoming season of The Apprentice has apologised for hateful comments he made on social media.Levi Hague, a former RAF gunner and HGV driver, made discriminatory remarks about Islam and sexist comments about women, according to unearthed social media posts.In a statement issued to The Sun on Sunday, Hague said he was "ashamed and embarrassed" by the posts he made in 2013.He continued: "I offer my sincere apologies to all who …
BBC & ‘The Apprentice’ Producer In Talks Over Whether Contestant Who Posted Offensive Tweets Will Appear On Spin-Off Show
EXCLUSIVE: Conversations are taking place between the BBC and The Apprentice producer Naked over whether an Apprentice contestant who posted offensive tweets will appear on the Unfinished Business spin-off show. Levi Hodgetts-Hague’s Apprentice scenes have all been filmed but Unfinished Business, which has just been rebranded from You’re Fired, airs week by week, as each […]
Apprentice contestant Levi Hodgetts-Hague exposed for Islamophobic comments
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The BBC has come under fire after the TV show The Apprentice failed to carry out an appropriate background check on one of its contestants who expressed Islamophobic posts on X. Levi Hodgetts-Hague branded Muslims as “dirty”, “vile”, and called for “#NoSharia” in now-deleted posts on social media app X (formerly Twitter) in 2013. […]
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