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The BBC repeatedly profits from the horrific sexual abuse their male stars participated in

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user750 · 26/04/2022 17:25

The BBC has made a documentary about Tim Westwood abusing women during the period they employed him.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10755003/DJ-Tim-Westwood-accused-sexual-misconduct-multiple-women.html

They are also making a drama about Jimmy Saville starring Steve Coogan, which will sell for millions around the world.
They own the majority of Savile archive footage and profit from this.

I complained about Tim Westwood's behaviour at a nightclub in 2002. He played the Nelly song "Hot in Here" and then invited 4 young women on to the stage. They were instructed to strip. 3 complied, 1 looked terrified and pulled at her skirt then mouthed "let me down' to a bouncer, who ignored her. TW jeered and shouted at the women until they stripped their tops off. Then then they were all given bottles of fizzy wine and allowed down. The anxious girl started crying and went to the toilets where she became very distressed. I went in the toilets and over heard her screaming and crying that she was 16 and when her dad found out he would 'batter her'.

The next day I wrote to the BBC and informed them. They did not reply. I called and was told I would not receive a response.

I know that I was not the only person to complain about this man's behaviour.

They chose to ignore it and now profit from it.
They profit from these men's careers and now they profit by packaging up their archive footage and reselling it, whilst retraumatising victims.
The BBC is a disgrace.

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DoubleShotEspresso · 27/04/2022 13:06

DoubleShotEspresso
@Clymene I did thanks. No police reports yet ?!
Well then you will know that none of the young black women he raped and assaulted reported him to the police.

Precisely my point yes!

nettie434 · 27/04/2022 18:38

The Independent article in the link implies that these women are imprisoned for debt, including non payment of the TV licence. Whether people should be imprisoned for debt is debatable but I agree that it's a distortion to imply that if we did not have a TV licence these women would not be imprisoned.

User750 I just heard on the news that Tim Davie has said that the BBC did investigate if any complaints had been made made about Tim Westwood when he was employed by the BBC and urged people to get in touch if they had so it might be worth pointing out what happened when you complained.

user750 · 27/04/2022 19:11

@nettie434 I am listed as a vexatious complainant because I 'harassed' Jimmy Savile. This is why they refused to listen to my complaint about TW or even read it.

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nettie434 · 27/04/2022 22:03

@user750 But how could you be vexatious when the complaints were valid? That is really quite shocking.

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