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The BBC has stated it would ‘never enactment with Gregg Wallace again’ aft the afloat study into his misconduct allegations was released.
Wallace was fto spell from MasterChef after allegations were made by galore women claiming helium had engaged successful sexually explicit and inappropriate connection whilst hosting the show.
Amongst the allegations were claims that Wallace had ‘thrusted his groin’ astatine a contestant.
The report, ordered by Banijay UK and carried retired by a apical UK ineligible firm, upheld 45 complaints against Gregg Wallace, starring the BBC to assertion it has ‘no plans to enactment with the presenter successful future’.
A BBC connection said: "Although the afloat grade of these issues were not known astatine the applicable time, opportunities were missed to code this behaviour – some by the accumulation companies moving MasterChef and the BBC.
"We judge much could and should person been done sooner."
The BBC said it apologised to 'everyone who has been impacted by Mr Wallace's behaviour', and confirmed it has nary plans to enactment with the presenter successful future.
In a connection released connected societal media past week, Wallace wrote: "I person taken the determination to talk retired up of the work of the Silkin's study - a determination I bash not instrumentality lightly.
"But aft 21 years of loyal work to the BBC, I cannot beryllium successful soundlessness portion my estimation is further damaged to support others.
"I person present been cleared by the Silkin's study of the astir superior and sensational accusations made against me.
"The astir damaging claims (including from nationalist figures which person not been upheld) were recovered to beryllium baseless aft a afloat and forensic six-month investigation.
"To beryllium clear, the Silkin's study exonerates maine of each the superior allegations which made headlines past twelvemonth and finds maine chiefly blameworthy of inappropriate connection betwixt 2005 and 2018."
Additional words by Michael Slavin.
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