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BBC Retracts Accusations Against PinkNews Founder

Updated 2026-10-08 11:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

The BBC has apologized unreservedly and removed an article accusing the founder of PinkNews, a leading LGBTQ+ publication in the UK, of sexual misconduct. The retraction follows defamatory allegations made in a documentary.

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BBC Apologizes “Unreservedly” And Removes Article Accusing PinkNews Founder Of Sexual Misconduct

The BBC has “apologized unreservedly for the defamatory allegations” made in a documentary and accompanying article about the founder of one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ publications and his husband. The BBC this morning removed from its website the original PinkNews article. The doc

2026-10-08 10:53 UTC