BBC Apologizes To PinkNews Over Misconduct Documentary & Article
The broadcaster admitted the claims were false and said the men will donate compensation to charities after nearly two years of legal action.
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BBC Apologises “Unreservedly” to PinkNews Founder Over Defamatory Sexual Misconduct Claims
The BBC has paid compensation to PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband Anthony James after a 2024 documentary and accompanying article accused the pair of sexual misconduct. In the High Court, the corporation’s counsel said the BBC apologises “unreservedly” for the defamatory allegations. The article was deleted this morning, while the documentary came off…
BBC Apologizes To PinkNews Over Misconduct Documentary & Article
The BBC has “apologized unreservedly for the defamatory allegations” made in a documentary and accompanying article about the founder of one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ publications and his husband. The BBC this morning removed from its website the original PinkNews article. The documentary came off iPlayer last year after its window ran down. The […]
Statement regarding BBC apology to Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James
On 10 December 2024, the BBC broadcast and published a documentary and accompanying news coverage making extremely serious and false allegations about us. The BBC ignored warnings about the veracity of these allegations and chose to broadcast false claims to millions of people. Today, nearly two years later, the BBC has retracted those allegations in […] The post Statement regarding BBC apology to Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James appeared first …
As part of a PinkNews settlement, the BBC apologizes for defamatory allegations made in a 2024 documentary and article about PinkNews' founder and his husband (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
Max Goldbart / Deadline: As part of a PinkNews settlement, the BBC apologizes for defamatory allegations made in a 2024 documentary and article about PinkNews' founder and his husband — The BBC has “apologized unreservedly for the defamatory allegations” made in a documentary and accompanying article about the founder …
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