Case of the unnamed ‘household name’ now appears to have turned into a proxy war over privacy
A BBC presenter stands accused of paying a teenager whose parents claim is a drug addict for lewd photos, allegedly making a second young person feel “bullied” and “threatened” by “expletive-filled messages”, reportedly breaking Covid lockdown rules to meet a 23-year-old and, it is claimed, sending another teen “creepy” messages on Instagram.
The case of the unnamed “household name” continues to dominate the headlines, with fellow BBC figures including Jeremy Vine urging the individual to identify himself as the media continues to break new angles on the story.
Yet with the left still clamouring for Leveson 2, a second phase of the inquiry into press standards launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, the furore now appears to have turned into a proxy war over privacy.
Hacked Off, the “campaign for a free and accountable press” appeared on Radio 4’s Today programme on Wednesday, complaining that The Sun newspaper, which first brought the allegations to light on Saturday, did so seemingly without either individuals’ blessing.