Allegations that an unnamed BBC presenter paid a young person to pose for explicit photos are 'rubbish', a lawyer acting for the young person has told the broadcaster in a letter.
The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
British media has been gripped in recent days by a report in the Sun newspaper that cited the young person's mother as saying the presenter paid the now 20-year-old 35,000 pounds for photos over three years beginning when they were 17.on Sunday following the claims. The lawyer said the young person sent a denial to the Sun newspaper on Friday evening, when it first published the allegation, saying there was "no truth" to it, the BBC said.
BBC News said it did not know the identity of the young person and had not spoken directly to them, nor had it seen the Sun's evidence.
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