Greg Quits BBC Masterchief /John Fired : allegations inappropriate sexual comment

[Livia]

I always thought he was brash and ignorant. I also couldn't understand what a grocer was doing on Masterchef. He's not quite classy enough for Romford market imo...

[Crimson Dynamo]

"While filming a cookery show I entered the dressing room of one of the contestants and,
due to my autism, my trousers accidentally fell down."

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[arista]

[due to my autism, my trousers accidentally fell down]



Dirty Bugger

[Zizu]

[due to my autism, my trousers accidentally fell down]



Dirty Bugger


It’s actually bizarre that his friends are supporting him with this ‘reason’

I share the same issue with seams / textures etc but he apparently dropped his kecks on a regular basis which is disgusting .. Bono of U2 supposedly does the same thing in company


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[Barry.]

It’s actually bizarre that his friends are supporting him with this ‘reason’

I share the same issue with seams / textures etc but he apparently dropped his kecks on a regular basis which is disgusting .. Bono of U2 supposedly does the same thing in company


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Agreed. I can’t wear jeans because of the texture but it doesn’t mean if I did I’d pull my jeans down when women were present. Or at least give a warning. Did he do that with men?

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

I assume it could be on iPlayer only?

That would be a fair compromise.

[arista]

Today

[MasterChef presenter John Torode has said
he is subject of an allegation of using racist language,
upheld as part of an inquiry into separate allegations
against co-host Gregg Wallace.

In an Instagram post on Monday,
Torode said the allegation was that
he made the remarks in 2018 or 2019
and that he had apologised immediately
afterwards.

However, the TV chef said he had "no recollection"
of any of it, adding: "I do not believe that it happened."

It comes after an inquiry ordered by
MasterChef's production company Banijay
found that 45 allegations about Wallace's behaviour
on the programme were upheld,
for which he apologised.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d68r07qq0o

[arista]

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[Cherie]

MMM think the BBC want two women heading up this show, Torode is toast now as well I suspect

[Crimson Dynamo]

MMM think the BBC want two women heading up this show, Torode is toast now as well I suspect

it wont be just 2 women...

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

it wont be just 2 women...

What do you mean by that?

[arista]

MMM think the BBC want two women heading up this show, Torode is toast now as well I suspect


OK


But the series that has already been recorded
do you show it

Or not?

[Mystic Mock]

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I would like to know what John exactly said tbh.

[arista]

I would like to know what John exactly said tbh.


Of Course.


It is Kept Secret

[arista]

John Torode

Has now been Sacked by the BBC

[arista]

Amazing Both are Sacked now


He used Racist Language in 2018-2019


More Front pages tonight

[Cherie]

I would like to know what John exactly said tbh.

He denies saying anything, and apparently what was said was in a social setting ... its obvious they want these 2 gone

[Cherie]

MMM think the BBC want two women heading up this show, Torode is toast now as well I suspect

John Torode

Has now been Sacked by the BBC

No surprises, it has been a bit of a witch hunt, they let Greg get away with it for years and he was never reprimanded, when someone reported him to a producer he said ...you have hardly been Jimmy Savilled....so they didnt take it seriously until they wanted rid of him, same as Gino, not for one moment am I defending Gregg Wallace but if your employer condones your behaviour by offering you contract after contract its highly unlikely you will change your ways

[arista]

He denies saying anything, and apparently what was said was in a social setting ... its obvious they want these 2 gone


Fair Point
Wise Cherie

[Crimson Dynamo]

But the top brass who allowed Bob Vylan to broadcast his hate are still in employment..

[arista]

BBCnewsHD

Just stated John Torode used a Serious Racist Word?

Fired today by the BBC

[arista]

But the top brass who allowed Bob Vylan to broadcast his hate are still in employment..


Yes,

The BBC will be Front Page Tonight

[Mystic Mock]

He denies saying anything, and apparently what was said was in a social setting ... its obvious they want these 2 gone

I agree with you, but at least we know what Greg's actions were meant to be.

Because John's meant to have used racist language, but the BBC haven't provided any evidence that he actually said anything.

[Cherie]

I agree with you, but at least we know what Greg's actions were meant to be.

Because John's meant to have used racist language, but the BBC haven't provided any evidence that he actually said anything.

No and its just whoever 'reported' him saying it, so basically anyone can be sacked now for something they might have done years ago which no one cared enough about to report at the time, but it suits them now as they can get two fresh faces.....

[arista]

[but it suits them now as they can get two fresh faces.....]


Yes, part of their master plan.

[Cherie]

oh I think I might know who reported John now :laugh:

John, 59, is married to actress Lisa Faulkner, 53, with the couple presenting John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen on ITV. While John has remained mostly tight-lipped on his former co-star Wallace's behaviour on-set, his wife has spoken out about what she witnessed on the show. Last December, she claimed that the presenter made 'rude joke after rude joke' during her time on MasterChef.

Wallace was said to be deeply upset that John and Lisa didn't support him when allegations first surfaced, and has since unfollowed the couple on Instagram. But John and Lisa's bond doesn't appear to have been shaken by the disaster unfolding behind the scenes of MasterChef, as they focus on their own joint television project which recently launched its tenth series.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/john-torodes-rocky-love-life-35557310

Wonder if ITV will keep him on....

[Mystic Mock]

No and its just whoever 'reported' him saying it, so basically anyone can be sacked now for something they might have done years ago which no one cared enough about to report at the time, but it suits them now as they can get two fresh faces.....

It's dodgy ground for the BBC to be touching imo.

Sacking someone with no real evidence I mean.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Piers Morgan
Piersmorgan

Have I got this right?
The BBC has fired
JohnTorode1 because he allegedly made a racially insensitive comment in a
bar EIGHT YEARS ago, that he immediately apologised for, and now doesn’t
remember ever saying? Salem wants its witch trials back.

[Zizu]

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[Cherie]

Piers Morgan
Piersmorgan

Have I got this right?
The BBC has fired
JohnTorode1 because he allegedly made a racially insensitive comment in a
bar EIGHT YEARS ago, that he immediately apologised for, and now doesn’t
remember ever saying? Salem wants its witch trials back.


The story keeps changing Sky News said he made the comment at work..:umm2:

[bots]

there have been all sorts of stories about Torode over the years, so this really isn't a new revelation. I think with these type of shows, the BBC has very little day to day involvement. All the work is contracted out to a production company. I honestly think the issue here is the BBC really messed up at the concert they were in full control of, so they are now saying to the public ..... look over there it's much more interesting

[Cherie]

Nice but dim Tim has had his say

BBC director-general Tim Davie has condemned the “serious racist term” used by presenter John Torode, after it was announced his contract on MasterChef will not be renewed. Australian-born Torode, 59, started presenting MasterChef alongside Gregg Wallace in 2005.

On Monday night, Torode confirmed he was the subject of an allegation of using racist language that was upheld as part of a review carried out by law firm Lewis Silkin into the alleged behaviour of his co-presenter Wallace. Torode broke his silence on his sacking on social media this evening.

In an interview with BBC News on Tuesday, Davie said he saw the situation as an opportunity for the corporation to “reset”. He said he was not directly involved with the matter but was told about the recommendation not to renew Torode’s contract and was “happy that the team were taking action”

He went on: “It’s really important that we are taking this seriously. It’s a reset where we make sure that people are living up to the values we expect across the board.”

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/masterchef-sacking-bbc-boss-tim-davie-condemns-serious-racist-term-used-by-john-torode/ar-AA1IF0jM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=8a7e84071f864dfd95fc4ed80cbd003a&ei=22

[arista]

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[arista]

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[thesheriff443]

Prey to gawd someone has some dirt on these people as want them off my tv screen pronto



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From what you have said on this forum you would of been sacked a long time ago

[arista]

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[Ammi]

…the BBC/Masterchef producers are the ones who look worst/awful in this as it’s taken them 7 years to take action on something that they deemed to be ‘extremely offensive’…

[bots]

…the BBC/Masterchef producers are the ones who look worst/awful in this as it’s taken them 7 years to take action on something that they deemed to be ‘extremely offensive’…

i think it went a bit like this .... the bbc bosses said we need to distract the public from what happened at glastonbury, give us some dirt on someone else to change the story

[Zizu]

Also on Afghan thread


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A £2 billion pound cock up !!
They should name and shame the person to blame for that huge data leak


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[Mystic Mock]

i think it went a bit like this .... the bbc bosses said we need to distract the public from what happened at glastonbury, give us some dirt on someone else to change the story

But bizarrely won't even give us what he allegedly even said.

Imo the BBC should be in trouble for damaging someone's reputation with zero evidence.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Also on Afghan thread


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Hang on its says he said it "at work"

No, he said it, as I understand it, in a pub and "person I was speaking with did not believe that it was intended in a malicious way and that I apologised immediately afterwards".

In a pub isn't at work?

[Cherie]

Hang on its says he said it "at work"

No, he said it, as I understand it, in a pub and "person I was speaking with did not believe that it was intended in a malicious way and that I apologised immediately afterwards".

In a pub isn't at work?

yeah I said this yesterday, Sky reported it as being at work, when it had previously been reported as a social situation, its a complete stitch up and apart from that he found out on social media he had been sacked, what a great way to treat long standing members of the 'BBC family'

[bots]

But bizarrely won't even give us what he allegedly even said.

Imo the BBC should be in trouble for damaging someone's reputation with zero evidence.

at the end of the day, they aren't sacking him, they are just not renewing his contract, so the whole thing is being done to distract

[Mystic Mock]

at the end of the day, they aren't sacking him, they are just not renewing his contract, so the whole thing is being done to distract

Imo it makes these allegations worse.

Because at least if they were sacking him, it would make sense as to why they're trying to assassinate his character.

But not technically sacking him whilst accusing him of something without a shred of evidence is a low blow from the BBC.

They honestly need to provide some proof, otherwise heads should roll imo.

We have Defamation laws for a reason.

[bots]

Imo it makes these allegations worse.

Because at least if they were sacking him, it would make sense as to why they're trying to assassinate his character.

But not technically sacking him whilst accusing him of something without a shred of evidence is a low blow from the BBC.

They honestly need to provide some proof, otherwise heads should roll imo.

We have Defamation laws for a reason.

Torode has a long list of allegations against him in Australia, so he isn't a good guy in this. Him and Wallace were an unpleasant pair, but they brought in money for the BBC. Now, not so much so they are expendible.

Really, people need to stop being so easily led by distraction

[Mystic Mock]

Torode has a long list of allegations against him in Australia, so he isn't a good guy in this. Him and Wallace were an unpleasant pair, but they brought in money for the BBC. Now, not so much so they are expendible.

Really, people need to stop being so easily led by distraction

What's Australia's case against Torode?

[bots]

What's Australia's case against Torode?


Women have complained about him there

[Cherie]

Women have complained about him there

Realistically he enabled Wallace

[Mystic Mock]

Women have complained about him there

Fair enough about that.

Especially if it's plural.

[Mystic Mock]

Realistically he enabled Wallace

According to Wallace, it was his Autism.:joker:

[Zizu]

According to Wallace, it was his Autism.:joker:


My autism means I like to have sex in different places .. last time it was over the deep freezer … sadly we are now banned from Tesco

Just joking …
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[Mystic Mock]

My autism means I like to have sex in different places .. last time it was over the deep freezer … sadly we are now banned from Tesco

Just joking …
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:laugh:

[Strictly Jake]

Masterchef was getting stale anyway. Didn't watch the last couple. So it probably should be axed now.

[arista]

He wants War
with the BBC

He has a weekend show with his wife
on ITV, who back him.

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[Mystic Mock]

Masterchef was getting stale anyway. Didn't watch the last couple. So it probably should be axed now.

I agree with you about the Show getting stale.

Maybe a bit of Gregg nudity would've added a bit of spice to the programme.:joker:

[Nicky91]

the only Masterchef i watch these days, is Masterchef Australia



the choices made who gets eliminated or goes through in the UK version i always found kinda weird either, compared to the Australian version, where they are much more strict to only let the best of the best advance, but also offering way more variety of challenges, in terms of the ''guest judge vs contestant cook off'' or the elimination pressure test, for the bottom 5



even the US version has more excitement to it, with Gordon Ramsay in the judge panel (Gordon btw has been a guest judge on the australian version too last few recent seasons, he even had to judge his daughter Tilly, on the celebrity version there :laugh:)

[arista]

I would like to know what John exactly said tbh.


There you go Mock......

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[Mystic Mock]

There you go Mock......

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Thanks for the link, Arista.:)

My view personally is that I'm personally not too bothered about the Rap, as after all Kanye shouldn't be putting lyrics in his songs that he doesn't want certain groups to Rap about.

However, I do think that him casually dropping the N-word in casual chat (allegedly) is obviously not a good thing imo.

[bots]

i don't use the n word, but i do think its ridiculous that a section of society can use it with impunity and others lose their jobs for saying it. Where is the equality

[Crimson Dynamo]

he sung along to a popular chart song??

absolute witch hunt

the BBC are a national disgrace

why anyone pays their licence now is a mystery

[Alf]

Thanks for the link, Arista.:)

My view personally is that I'm personally not too bothered about the Rap, as after all Kanye shouldn't be putting lyrics in his songs that he doesn't want certain groups to Rap about.

However, I do think that him casually dropping the N-word in casual chat (allegedly) is obviously not a good thing imo.What's the N-word?

[Mystic Mock]

What's the N-word?

I won't be saying it.:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

What's the N-word?

xc39s7_Iwo8

[arista]

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