It gets worse.
Here's the Guardian. Running a similar BUT DIFFERENT article:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/30/gregg-wallace-behaviour-letter-bbc-2022-masterchef-presenter
Gregg Wallace accused of inappropriate behaviour in letter sent to BBC in 2022
Woman who complained about MasterChef presenter says lack of action shows there is ‘no satisfactory means of reporting sexual harassment and bullying within the TV industry’
A letter containing multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Gregg Wallace was sent to the BBC in 2022, but did not prompt further investigation at the time, the Observer can reveal.
The letter described a “pattern of behaviour” by the MasterChef presenter which “clearly fails to meet the sexual harassment and bullying standards that prohibit ‘Unwelcome sexual advances and sexual innuendo’”.
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The 2022 letter, seen by the Observer, contained the experiences of several women, and detailed some of the allegations reported last week by BBC News, including complaints of sexualised comments and of Wallace appearing topless in front of colleagues.
It was sent to the BBC four years after Wallace had already been issued with a formal warning following an HR investigation into his behaviour.
Dawn Elrick, the director and producer who sent the letter on behalf of other women who had contacted her, said the BBC suggested each individual would have to make their own, direct complaint to the corporation. “This is very tricky for freelancers to do without identifying themselves, which makes life extremely tricky in the freelance world,” she said. “Placing the onus on individual employees/freelancers means they failed to see that I was trying to tell them there was a pattern of alleged behaviour.”
Elrick, who submitted her letter with the support of industry union Bectu, had received the allegations against Wallace through her Instagram account, Shit Men in TV Have Said to Me, which has become a place for workers in the UK film and TV industry to share instances of workplace sexism and sexual harassment. She had received multiple submissions about Wallace and felt compelled to report this to the BBC.
Elrick said that, soon after sending the letter, she also submitted the allegations to the BBC via Navex Global, an external whistleblowing service. She said she had received no further contact with regards to that report. Elrick said the BBC’s lack of action showed there is “no satisfactory means of reporting sexual harassment and bullying within the TV industry”.
A BBC spokesperson told the Observer: “If issues are raised with us we have robust processes in place to deal with them swiftly and appropriately. We will always listen if people want to make us aware of something directly.
Hmm but Aasmah has receipts...
I do note the following though
In October, the BBC announced a review of its workplace culture, focusing on “preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the BBC conducts themselves in line with our values”.
We don't know what prompted Wallace's departure - people have speculated that there must have been an incident. However the timing makes me wonder if those letters lost down the back of the sofa have been dug up and finally looked at.
If that's the case, I wonder if there may be others who get suddenly dropped from the BBC, perhaps more quietly.