BBC pays compensation to PinkNews couple over false sexual misconduct allegations
Broadcaster apologises after admitting claims against Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James were defamatory The BBC has apologised and paid “substantial” compensation to the couple behind the PinkNews website, after conceding that stories accusing them of sexual misconduct were false and defamatory. In a sweeping admission, the BBC accepted at the high court that a 2024 iPlayer documentary about the PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband, Anthony James, called PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors, had made “a series of very serious, false, and defamatory allegations”. Continue reading...
This is a brief summary from World Right Now. For the full story, with complete reporting and context, read the original article from The Guardian at the link below.
Read the original story