Their stories and those of other women will be told in a new BBC News documentary titled Hip Hop’s Open Secret: Tim Westwood, which is available to watch now on iPlayer and will be broadcast on BBC Three tonight at 10:PM. Westwood has not responded to a request for comment on these further allegations. Westwood denied the allegations, with a spokesperson saying: "Our client confirms that there has never been any complaint made against him, whether officially or unofficially, relating to claims of inappropriate behaviour of the nature described."īBC News and The Guardian are now reporting on the stories of 10 additional women who have come forward since the initial allegations, and there are now claims of misconduct and abuse against Westwood dating from 1990 to 2020.įurther accounts include a woman who has alleged she was only 16 when the DJ, who was in his 40s at the time, abused her within a “controlling” relationship, and two women claiming to be sexually assaulted by Westwood while in their mid-teens. The woman is one of several to come forward with fresh allegations against the former BBC Radio 1 DJ, after a joint investigation by BBC News and The Guardian published in April uncovered accusations of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by Westwood dating from 1992 to 2017. A woman has accused Tim Westwood of being a “predator” and having sex with her on multiple occasions, starting when she was only 14-years-old and he was in his 30s. To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email or phone 020 3353 3857. "Radio 1 has always pioneered innovative ideas and led the way in engaging with young people and this is another huge step in cementing that reputation."īBC Radio 1 has 550,000 subscribers online and its website receives nearly 12m views a month.
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"I'm very excited about transforming Radio 1 from being just a radio station into being a full audio-visual channel," said the BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra controller, Ben Cooper. The BBC said that currently the biggest viewers of Radio 1 video clips are girls aged between 13 and 17 years old.Ĭontent on the new channel will include music from Radio 1's Live Lounge and the annual Big Weekend festival, as well as interviews with stars. The BBC said that the radio station's move marked a "giant step into a multimedia future" that it is hoped will mean Radio 1 will reach a larger audience of younger music fans.
The corporation claimed that Radio 1 videos are already hugely popular on YouTube and online: a Zane Lowe interview with Kanye West last month attracted more than 3m views on the station's YouTube channel.
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