 The head of BBC is set to be questioned today regarding the allegations a presenter paid £35,000 for explicit photos of a teenager. The broadcaster suspended the male TV star after reports he paid the unknown person the substantial figure over the course of three years, starting from when they were aged 17. Now, Director-general Tim Davie CEO is due to face the media for a scheduled briefing after the release of the corporation's annual report at noon. The report, planned before the allegations came out in The Sun, is an assessment of the BBC's performance over the last 12 months. It typically reveals the pay of the corporation's biggest earners. Davie is expected to answer questions regarding pay packets, but the controversy is likely going to dominate the agenda. The young person at the centre of the controversy said nothing inappropriate or unlawful happened with the unnamed presenter, however, their mother who originally spoke to the publication reportedly stands by the claims. In a letter reported by BBC News At Six, the young person said via a lawyer: 'For the avoidance of doubt, nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the BBC personality and the allegations reported in The Sun newspaper are 'rubbish'.' Tim Davie CEO is set to be questioned (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) The legal representative also said the young person told The Sun on Friday evening before the newspaper published the story that there was 'no truth to it', the BBC reported. The lawyer reportedly called the article on the front page 'inappropriate', claiming in the letter the mother and the young person are estranged. BBC News said it does not know the identity of the young person and has not spoken to them directly, but that the letter was sent by a multinational law firm. Police said they are carrying out further inquiries to establish whether any crime has been comm){kind=link}
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The head of BBC is set to be questioned today regarding the allegations a presenter paid £35,000 for explicit photos of a teenager.
The broadcaster suspended the male TV star after reports he paid the unknown person the substantial figure over the course of three years, starting from when they were aged 17.
Now, Director-general Tim Davie CBE is due to face the media for a scheduled briefing after the release of the corporation’s annual report at noon.
The report, planned before the allegations came out in The Sun, is an assessment of the BBC’s performance over the last 12 months. It typically reveals the pay of the corporation’s biggest earners. Davie, 56, is expected to answer questions regarding pay packets, but the controversy is likely going to dominate the agenda.