stars are said to be putting pressure on the unnamed presenter who from a teenager.
It’s been claimed that the unidentified individual, who , paid for images of the then 17-year-old.
The mother of the victim, who is now in their 20s, alleged to The Sun that the money funded their child’s drug addiction, adding that she also saw a picture of the well-known BBC star in their underwear.
According to MailOnline, staff at the corporation are said to be ‘sick and tired’ of bosses protecting the identity of the presenter.
One senior BBC News journalist told the publication: ‘We are all really really worried about this mess.
‘The presenter in question is very in with the management. We are all so sick and tired that these people are protecting their friend at the expense of the integrity of the BBC’.
Another BBC star told the publication how there are discussions of an ‘uprising’ amongst staff, including presenters and crew, who have ‘no idea what’s happening’.
‘As ever, the bosses are keeping us all in the dark about their plans but we’re all very worried about where this ends up, and what we’ve been exposed to’, the insider said.
Earlier today, broadcaster Nicky Campbell spoke about his ‘distressing weekend’ after he was ‘falsely named’ as the BBC presenter.
Introducing his BBC Radio 5 Live show, he said: ‘Obviously thoughts with the alleged victim and family.
‘So a bit of perspective here, worse things happen at sea as they say, but it was a distressing weekend, I can’t deny it, for me and others falsely named.
‘Today I am having further conversations with the police in terms of malicious communication and with lawyers in terms of defamation.’
Over the weekend, Gary Lineker, Rylan Clark, and Jeremy Vine also spoke out to deny reports that they are the presenter.
The claims about BBC staff came as the Met Police confirmed on Monday afternoon that they are not investigating at this time.
A statement from them, said: ‘Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command met with representatives from the BBC on the morning of Monday, 10 July. The meeting took place virtually.
‘They are assessing the information discussed at the meeting and further enquiries are taking place to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence being committed. There is no investigation at this time.’
The police involvement comes after reports that to the teenager, allegedly saying in one call last week: ‘What have you done?’
It’s also been alleged in that he also asked the youngster to ring their mum to get her to ‘stop the investigation’.
The publication claimed that sources at the BBC said: ‘The BBC has started to receive calls from the public about the behaviour of the person at the centre of the investigation.’
A BBC spokesperson confirmed in a statement that the broadcaster ‘first became aware of a complaint in May’.
However, new allegations were brought to the company on Thursday ‘of a different nature’.
‘In addition to our own inquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols,’ they said.
The spokesperson continued: ‘We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended. We expect to be in a position to provide a further update in the coming days as the process continues,’ adding that the BBC board ‘will continue to be kept up to date’.
BBC director-general Tim Davie said that he ‘wholly condemned the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of our presenting talent’, while stressing that by law, ‘individuals are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy, which is making this situation more complex’.
The boss of the broadcaster added: ‘We are in contact with the family referenced in the media reports. I want to assure you that we are working rapidly to establish the facts and to ensure that these matters are handled fairly and with care, including by external authorities where appropriate.’
