Scott Mills Fired from BBC Radio Two

0:00On March 31, Scott Mills got the boot from BBC Radio 2's breakfast show this week, just days after wrapping up a normal Tuesday slot at 9.30. Promising listeners he'd be back. The 53-year-old DJ, who took over from Zoe Ball last year, earned up to 360,000 pounds annually and drew 6.5. Million Weekly Listeners BBC Music Director Lorna Clark broke the news via email to staff right after confirming his contract was terminated over personal conduct issues. The dismissal stem from a fresh complaint last Tuesday tied to historic allegations from his radio, one days around 2000 to 2000. Back in 2016, police probed serious sexual offences against the teenage boy from 1997 to 2000, questioning Mills in 2018, but prosecutors dropped it in 2019 for lack of evidence. Insiders say bosses move fast, hauling him in for a tense meeting and cutting ties by the weekend. His production team was totally blindsided, learning the same way everyone else did do that

1:03email with no heads up even for close colleagues. Listeners tuned in Tuesday expecting answers, but stand in host Gary Davies, 68, jumps straight into songs and accomplishments shout-outs, skipping any mention of Mills. One fan tweeted about the awkward silence comparing it to ignoring a massive elephant in the room. These sounds of the 80s bed is covering for at least the next week while the BBC scrambles for a permanent replacement amid total chaos. He plugged your vision covers non-stop, ironic since Mills commentates that gig and read a sweet listener note praising his fill instant from the top of the pop's era. Outgoing director general Tim Davie signed off on the firing as one of his final moves before Thursday, leaving successors to fix the breakfast void, and keep those millions tuned in as Mills goes radial silent and his team eyes legal steps. Pop culture powered by AI, this is entertainment and celebrity news today.