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yesterday mr wallace dismissed the complaints, saying they came from "middle—class women of a certain age". but this morning, the labour mp rupa huq, who's on the commons culture, media and sport committee, said the show, which airs again tonight, could be triggering for the women involved. noor nanji reports. it is one of the bbc bos most loved programmes but will it be on tonight? masterchef presenter gregg wallace has been under pressure after bbc news revealed a string of misconduct allegations against him which he denies. today the bbc is facing calls to pause the show while he is investigated.— he is investigated. there is an argument _ he is investigated. there is an argument for— he is investigated. there is an argument for posing - he is investigated. there is an argument for posing while - he is investigated. there is an | argument for posing while this investigation takes its course and maybe not wearing it tonight. i mean, it could be massive the triggering for the women involved, in fact any women involved in any type of similar incident. i know you

are saying that he has stopped presenting, but to the casual viewer, there is not going to be any difference if it is on tv tonight, it looks like he got away with it. the bbc news investigation heard from 13 people across a range of ages who worked across five different shows. the allegations began in 2005 with a crewmember saying wallace said sexually explicit things on set. in 2011, kirsty wark said wallace used sexualised language. in 2018, two workers raised a formal complaint about his behaviour. next, a woman working at channel five show set was asked how she had sex as a lesbian. then two women said he came out tops in front of them. another woman working on masterchef says wallace stared at her chest and asked for a massage. i stared at her chest and asked for a massaue. u, , _, stared at her chest and asked for a massaue. , ., stared at her chest and asked for a massae. u, , u, ., .,

massage. i can see coming from a handful of— massage. i can see coming from a handful of middle-class _ massage. i can see coming from a handful of middle-class women i massage. i can see coming from a handful of middle-class women of massage. i can see coming from a i handful of middle-class women of a handful of middle—class women of a certain_ handful of middle—class women of a certain age — handful of middle—class women of a certain age. gn handful of middle-class women of a certain age-— certain age. on sunday, gregg wallace posted _ certain age. on sunday, gregg wallace posted this _ certain age. on sunday, gregg wallace posted this video - certain age. on sunday, gregg l wallace posted this video hitting back at his critics. this wallace posted this video hitting back at his critics.— back at his critics. this isn't ri . ht. back at his critics. this isn't right- the _ back at his critics. this isn't right. the video _ back at his critics. this isn't right. the video has - back at his critics. this isn't i right. the video has prompted back at his critics. this isn't - right. the video has prompted an an: right. the video has prompted an angry backiash- _ right. the video has prompted an angry backlash. we _ right. the video has prompted an angry backlash. we spoke - right. the video has prompted an angry backlash. we spoke to - right. the video has prompted an - angry backlash. we spoke to gemma, not her real name, who worked on a show with wallace and says he made her and her colleagues feel uneasy. working with him was tricky. he was constantly making sexually inappropriate jokes and comments. his behaviour was unacceptable in any kind of workplace. what his behaviour was unacceptable in any kind of workplace.— his behaviour was unacceptable in any kind of workplace. what do you make of this _ any kind of workplace. what do you make of this video? _ any kind of workplace. what do you make of this video? i _ any kind of workplace. what do you make of this video? i was - any kind of workplace. what do you make of this video? i was mortified when i make of this video? i was mortified when i saw — make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it _ make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it this _ make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it this morning. - make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it this morning. it - make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it this morning. it is - make of this video? i was mortified when i saw it this morning. it is so | when i saw it this morning. it is so dismissive of the people that have come forward, especially the younger girls, and about their experiences. i don't know what class and age have to do with it. i don't know what class and age have to do with it— to do with it. gregg wallace remains one of the most _ to do with it. gregg wallace remains one of the most recognisable - to do with it. gregg wallace remains one of the most recognisable faces i one of the most recognisable faces one of the most recognisable faces on tv. and for now, he is still on our screens, with the remaining

episodes of this season's masterchef still due to go out. noor nanji, bbc news. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba joins us now. we were hearing there from aruba hack but it is notjust who has been speaking out about this today —— rupa huq. he speaking out about this today -- rupa hug-— speaking out about this today -- ru-uahu. , rupa huq. he said the complaints came from _ rupa huq. he said the complaints came from a _ rupa huq. he said the complaints came from a handful _ rupa huq. he said the complaints came from a handful of _ rupa huq. he said the complaints i came from a handful of middle-class came from a handful of middle—class women of a certain age, that has certainly triggered a big reaction, both from unions and across the world of politics. one of the main broadcasting unions put out a statement within the last hour saying that misogyny, intimidation, ageism and sexual harassment should have no place in modern workplaces. they went on to say, reports that the bbc previously internally investigated complaints about wallace and concluded that aspects of his behaviour one on acceptable are deeply troubling. is it any

wonder that film and tv freelancers think twice about sticking their head above the parapet? the weekend when gregg wallace posted that video, he also said, i've been doing masterchef for 20 years, i think in that time i have worked with over 4000 contestants of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all walks of life. going on to say that only a handful, tiny handful of complaints out of all those numbers. his lawyers have strongly denied that he engages in sexually harassing behaviour. but as he said, there has been political reaction as well. the culture secretary has held talks with bbc bosses in the wake of the row according to downing street. but tan said his comments defending his actions were inappropriate and misogynistic. —— number10 his actions were inappropriate and misogynistic. —— number 10 said. his actions were inappropriate and misogynistic. —— number10 said. a spokesperson said the culture secretary spoke with the bbc leadership on this matter about wider workplace cultural issues and sought assurances that there were robust processes in place to deal

with complaints. clearly the comments we have seen from the individual over the weekend are completely inappropriate and misogynistic. the bbc is conducting an independent review into workplace culture which must deliver a clear and timely recommendations, it is essential that staff and the wider public have confidence that the bbc takes these issues seriously. the bbc has said consistently it always listens if people want to make allegations directly to them and deals with them seriously and appropriately. deals with them seriously and appropriately-— deals with them seriously and auroriatel. ., , . appropriately. thank you very much indeed. there's a political storm in the united states over presidentjoe biden's controversial decision to pardon his son, hunter biden, who had been facing years in prison overfirearms offences and tax violations. president biden claimed his son had been convicted of charges that were politically motivated, but president—elect donald trump said the pardon was an abuse and a miscarriage ofjustice, and one republican congressman called it a "brazen display of nepotism".

alison freeman has the latest. it was an unexpected announcement from the us president. last night joe biden issued an official pardon for his son hunter who was waiting to be sentenced over two criminal cases despite having repeatedly said before that it would not happen. i before that it would not happen. i am satisfied that are not going to do anything i said i would abide by thejury decision, i do anything i said i would abide by the jury decision, i will do that and i will not pardon him. this a - arent and i will not pardon him. this apparent about _ and i will not pardon him. this apparent about turn _ and i will not pardon him. this apparent about turn has raised eyebrows. apparent about turn has raised eyebrow-— apparent about turn has raised eebrows.~ . �*, ., , , apparent about turn has raised eebrows. ., , ,, eyebrows. what's notable is this is an action that _ eyebrows. what's notable is this is an action that the _ eyebrows. what's notable is this is an action that the white _ eyebrows. what's notable is this is an action that the white house - eyebrows. what's notable is this is. an action that the white house have repeatedly said over the course of many _ repeatedly said over the course of many weeks that the president did not intend — many weeks that the president did not intend to take. president-elect donald trumu _ not intend to take. president-elect donald trump was _ not intend to take. president-elect donald trump was quick— not intend to take. president-elect donald trump was quick to - not intend to take. president-elect donald trump was quick to react. l not intend to take. president-elect i donald trump was quick to react. he askedif donald trump was quick to react. he asked if the pardon would apply to his supporters who stormed the us capitol on the 6th of january 2021, describing it as an abuse and a

miscarriage ofjustice. hunter's miscarriage of justice. hunter's addiction miscarriage ofjustice. hunter's addiction issues have been well documented. he started drinking as a teenager, acknowledged abusing cocaine as a college student and has beenin cocaine as a college student and has been in and out of rehab. in 2013 he signed up for the us navy reserve and his very first day he tested positive for cocaine and was discharged. it was reported that he drank excessively after the death of his older brother from brain cancer in 2015. and in 2018 he bought a handgun. prosecutors said he lied on the final publication by claiming he was not using drugs at the time. in june of this year, hunter biden became the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime. he was found guilty of being an illegal drug use are in possession of a gun. in september he admitted tax charges. joe biden has yet to speak about the decision. in a statement he said his son had been

singled out and called his case is a miscarriage ofjustice. he also said he had wrestled with the decision to pardon his son and he hoped americans would understand and a president would come to this decision. alison freeman, bbc news. live tojessica parker in washington. jess, what could be the political repercussions of this very controversial decision byjoe biden? the big problem forjoe biden is that he and his team repeatedly denied that they would do this, then this news dropped last night at the end of america's thanksgiving break, and as we have heard, joe biden we are told was really wrestling with this decision over the weekend. sentencing the hunter biden had been looming but it's interesting because potentially there are implications beyond those two legal cases that he was facing. this pardon is quite

broad, it stretches over more than a ten year period, so there are questions now as to whether it might offer some protection for hunter biden against legal scrutiny of formerforeign business biden against legal scrutiny of former foreign business dealings including in ukraine, which is a matter that is frequently seized upon by the incoming president, donald trump. there have been questions of course over whether mr trump will push ahead with an agenda to prosecute people that he perceives as his political opponents. so i think now lots of people are asking did joe biden have this on his mind when he made this decision could make the president has said he believes his son was selectively and unfairly persecuted essentially because hunter biden was his son and some will note that donald trump has previously pardoned allies of his, but i think forjoe biden and for the democratic party, it opens them up to allegations of hypocrisy and also, could this be one ofjoe biden's most memorable

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