 A number of top BBC presenters have ruled themselves out of being the presenter accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit photos. The BBC has confirmed an unnamed male presenter has been suspended following the allegations, while social media has been rife with sensational rumours and speculation. The unidentified individual has been accused of paying a teenager more than £35,000 for the imagery, from when the youngster was 17 years old. The corporation has been in touch with the police and confirmed a male member of staff has been suspended and, according to BBC News, the corporation will meet the Metropolitan Police later today 'to discuss the matter'. The BBC has said it had been investigating a complaint since May, when it was first made aware, and that new allegations of a 'different nature' were brought to its attention on Thursday. Due to rumours on social media, a number of high profile stars have been forced to deny any involvement. told people to keep his name 'out ya months' (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images) has vehemently denied that he's the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos. 'Not sure why my names floating about but re that story in The Sun- that ain't me babe,' he posted on Twitter. 'I'm currently filming a show in Italy for the BBC, so take my name out ya mouths,' he added, in a nod to Will Smith at last year's Oscars, when he told host Chris Rock to keep wife Jada Pinkett Smith's name 'out of his f***ing mouth'. Rylan, who has worked for the BBC since 2018 on shows such as Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, made his statement after he commented on a post of the newspaper's front page being shared ahead of publication. Late on Friday night, Rylan wrote on The Sun's post: 'It's s*** like this that makes Twitter wild, I'm filming a new show in Italy for the BBC.' Jeremy Vine Jeremy Vine has been in touch with a lawyer over social med){kind=link}
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A number of top BBC presenters have ruled themselves out of being the presenter accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit photos.
The BBC has confirmed an unnamed male presenter has been suspended following the allegations, while social media has been rife with sensational rumours and speculation.
The unidentified individual has been accused of paying a teenager more than £35,000 for the imagery, from when the youngster was 17 years old.
The corporation has been in touch with the police and confirmed a male member of staff has been suspended and, according to BBC News, the corporation will meet the Metropolitan Police later today ‘to discuss the matter’.