 Addressing the recent BBC scandal on The Last Leg, host Adam Hills weighed in with his thoughts. It comes after broadcaster Huw Edwards, 61, was named as the BBC star at the heart of allegations originally reported by The Sun. In a statement from the broadcaster's wife Vicky Flind on Wednesday night (July 12), it was confirmed that, after a week of speculation, Ewards was the suspended presenter claimed to have paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images. The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that there is no evidence of a crime being committed. Edwards, 61, is now currently in hospital and 'receiving in-patient treatment' for 'serious mental health issues'. His wife has said this is where he will stay for 'the forseeable future'. Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe provided typical comedic commentary on the reporting of the events (Picture: Channel 4) After the scandal became national news this week, Hills, 53, began his segment on this week's Last Leg by explaining: 'Last weekend, The Sun newspaper ran an article about a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a young person for explicit photos. 'The Sun say the report was in the public interest, but others say it was reckless, dangerous, and borderline libellous.' 'There is definitely a story here, but is it a 15-minute segment at the top of the national news?', he asked. 'The planet is literally on fire,' Hills declared. Comedian and co-star Alex Brooker then chimed in with his comical commentary. 'The thing that I found interesting was the BBC News department reporting on the BBC News department. Aren't they all just in the same office?', he joked. Huw Edwards is currently receiving in-patient treatment for his mental health (Picture: Getty) Josh Widdicombe then said: 'Victoria Derbyshire had to interview Tim Davie, it was basically like she was interviewing her boss.' Hills added: 'A lot of you tweeted us about the stor){kind=link}
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Addressing the recent BBC scandal on The Last Leg, host Adam Hills weighed in with his thoughts.
It comes after broadcaster Huw Edwards, 61, was named as the BBC star at the heart of allegations originally reported by The Sun.
In a statement from the broadcaster’s wife Vicky Flind on Wednesday night (July 12), it was confirmed that, after a week of speculation, Ewards was the suspended presenter claimed to have paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images.
The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that there is no evidence of a crime being committed.