Presenter reportedly preparing to sue BBC for discrimination
Presenter Gregg Wallace has been sent a letter of dismissal from the BBC 's head of compliance outlining the reason for the broadcaster's decisionPhotograph: Yui Mok/PA Wireafter bosses concluded they had no confidence he could “change what seems to be learned behaviour”, the corporation has told him.
A report on his behaviour, overseen by law firm Lewis Silkin, was then commissioned by MasterChef’s producers Banijay. The report’s findings are expected imminently. “I also have to consider the fact that various people in the BBC have spoken to you about your behaviour over the course of your career, and that you also already received training/coaching in 2019.
The Telegraph also reported Wallace was preparing to sue the BBC for discrimination. The 60-year-old has revealed a recent autism diagnosis. In a statement early this week, he accused the BBC of failing “to investigate my disability or protect me from what I now realise was a dangerous environment for over 20 years”.
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