BBC Fires Scott Mills Over Sexual Offense Allegations

0:00It's April 1st, I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today your AI-powered entertainment report. BBC Radio 2 just dropped a bombshell by firing their breakfast shell 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 and his contract ended right after. His ties back to allegations from about a decade ago during his radio one days. Earlier this week, insiders revealed the claims connect to a 2016 police probe into serious sexual offenses involving a teenage boy. It's the same person from the original complaint, but fresh details that push the BBC to cut ties completely after their review. Colleagues are reeling in absolute shock, with some straight up crying around the offices and gasps echoing through newsrooms. The shows a massive draw, pulling 6.5 million weekly listeners, so bosses are in panic mode,

1:00hunting for a replacement fast. This second came as one of the final moves by outgoing director general Tim Davy, right before he steps down this Thursday. It follows other high profile exits like news anchor Hugh Edwards and MasterChef Hosts Greg Wallace and John Toroad over the past couple years. Now the BBC hands off the mess to interim chief Roderie Talfon Davies and new permanent boss Matt Britton starting May 18th, all while keeping, that huge audience locked in amid the drama.