The BBC has apologised and will pay damages to the heads of LGBT news site PinkNews after admitting ‘false and defamatory’ allegations of sexual misconduct.
A programme added to iPlayer in December 2024 accused Benjamin Cohen and his husband Anthony James, the site’s chief operating officer, of sexual misconduct towards junior staff at the company.
At the High Court in London on Thursday, the BBC apologised for the programme, titled PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors, accepting the allegations were ‘serious, false and defamatory’ after the couple brought a libel claim.
The couple’s lawyers said the corporation will pay compensation to settle the legal action, which the
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