BBC Fires Scott Mills Over Past Allegations

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. BBC Radio. Two just dropped a bombshell by firing their breakfast show host Scott Mills over issues with his personal conduct. The 53-year-old DJ, who pulled in up to 360,000 pounds a year, got yanked off air last Tuesday. This ties back to allegations from about a decade ago during his radio one days, linked to a police probe into serious sexual offenses against A. Teenage boy from 1997 to 2000. Earlier this week, reports surfaced about a 2016 metropolitan police investigation that wrapped up in 2019 with no charges since. Prosecutors said evidence fell short. Mills got questioned under caution back then, but the case closed without action. Insiders say outgoing director General Tim Davy pushed this firing as one of his final moves before stepping down Thursday, aiming to clean house. Amid other BBC troubles, colleagues are reeling in shock, with some sources calling an

1:03absolute chaos at the station. People crying, newsroom gasps, everyone scrambling for a replacement. That breakfast show pulls 6.5 million weekly listeners, a huge audience, Mills boosted after taking over from Zoe Ball last year. Staff got a blunt internal note saying it hit hard after years working with him across BBC Radio and TV. Meanwhile, Mills' team is eyeing legal advice, and the BBC is sticking to a short statement confirming he's off the payroll without details. This lands right as the BBC grabbles with past scandals like Hugh Edwards, putting fresh spotlight on how they handle these matters. Radio 2 now faces a listener retention battle while interim and new bosses sort the mess, but for now, the airways feel a whole lot quieter without. One of their biggest voices.