BBC Says Scott Mills Was Fired After ‘New Information’ Came to Light, Confirms It Knew About Prior Police Investigation: ‘We Are Doing More Work to Understand the Detail’
BBC fired Scott Mills following new information that emerged after his hiring.
The BBC was aware of a prior police investigation into Mills before his employment.
The broadcaster is conducting further work to understand the details of the situation.
The decision to dismiss Mills was based on the newly received information.
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The BBC has admitted that it was aware of a police investigation into allegations Scott Mills engaged in sexual offenses involving a teenage boy. One of the BBC’s top radio presenters, Mills was dismissed on Tuesday, seemingly out of the blue. It soon emerged he had been questioned by police in 2018 in relation to […]
English radio DJ and television presenter (born 1973)
Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and then, on BBC Radio 2, hosting the station's flagship breakfast show from January 2025 until his dismiss...
# British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
The **British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)** is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. Headquartered at **Broadcasting House** in London, it holds the distinction of being the world's oldest national broadcasting organization and the largest broad...
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