Scott Mills Fired Over Historic Sex Allegations

0:00On March 31st, BBC Radio 2's Breakfast host Scott Mills got the boot after 28 years with the corporation, all tied to personal conduct. Issues from a police probe back in the late 1990s. The allegations involve serious sexual offenses against the teenage boy between 1997 and 2000. Mills was questioned under caution in July 2018, but the Crown Prosecution Service dropped it in May 2019 for lack of evidence. Issues inside the BBC whisper that a new docu-drama on Hugh Edwards, starring Martin Clunes and airing on Channel 5 last Tuesday, might have sparked. The complaint resurfacing now, Mills wrapped his final show that same day, got pulled off air and was sacked just six days later. Execs reportedly see no coincidence in the timing, calling it a potential reckoning. Staff reactions hit hard, with audible gasps and meetings and colleagues left devastated, folks who knew him describe Mills as, kind, generous and hugely popular, one of the top

1:02earners pulling up to £360,000 a year. Insiders note the BBC move fast without a long suspension, which isn't their usual play. Investigative journalist Mark Williams-Thomas, who helped expose Jimmy Savile, confirmed police sources linked Mills to a spin-off from operation. Youtree, the Met verified the details, saying the case closed clean. BBC bosses like outgoing director General Tim Davie, push this as a final clean-up before his exit. Radio 2 now scrambles for a replacement on their massive 6.5 million weekly listener show, leaving chaos in the wake while Mills' team. Eyes legal steps. The corporation stays mum-beyond confirming he's gone, as fresh scandals keep shaking broadcasting house.