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topicnews · July 20, 2025

In the master's chief crisis as Gregg Wallace, John Torode dismissed

In the master's chief crisis as Gregg Wallace, John Torode dismissed


The report on Wallace's behavior, which took eight months, was expected two Thursdays ago, but this day came and went.

There were hectic negotiations behind the scenes.

We understand that the BBC has seen the results and began to ask questions, especially about the other people who were not mentioned to whom they were referred to.

One of them was Torode. As we now know, it was an assertion that he had used a highly insulting racist slur.

It was reported that Torode used the N-word at a seasonal film wrap party in 2019, while he was singing at Gold Digger from Kanye West.

It is assumed that a debate began after using the word among the present. However, the claim that was confirmed against him refers to the previous year when he supposedly used the same word on the set after the shooting end of the shooting work, and it was directed to an employee.

Only one claim was confirmed against him. However, BBC News understands that of the 10 additional symptoms against other people mentioned in the report, nine by Torode, including other allegations of Racist language, abusive language towards junior production staff and sexual language, which were unfounded due to lack of evidence or witnesses. We have not spoken to the people who result in these accusations.

Torode said that every racist language was “completely unacceptable”. And at first Banijay did not plan to relieve Torode.

But the General Director of the BBC, Tim Davie, insisted that she was drawn “a line in the sand”.

Torode was “in the new” first strike “and” You are “caught by the Powers-Tat-BE at the BBC,” said Max Goldbart, international television editor at Deadline. “I would not say that Torode was collateral damage. I would say that this is insulting for the people who have immersed themselves,” he said.

But he added that it was probably that the BBC wanted to “reset” after the scandal.

We have put these latest developments to the BBC, but it has not commented on it.

At the beginning of this week, a BBC spokesman described the claim as “an extremely insulting racist term” and added: “We will tolerate racist language of all kinds.”

In the meantime, the role of a senior employee at Master's chief is also in the spotlight. It is assumed that you are the other person who has confirmed a complaint against you about curse.

BBC News contacted this manager, but did not belong back.

A Banijay spokesman said that in terms of swearing in “we are treated appropriately in internal handling”.