The Radio 2 breakfast present host had his contract terminated final month following an allegation associated to his “private conduct”.
BBC ‘wipes all traces of Scott Mills’ as sacked DJ eliminated (Picture: BBC)
Scott Mills was brutally sacked by the BBC and now it seems the broadcaster is wiping all traces of the DJ. The radio presenter, 53, has reportedly been faraway from all High Of The Pops episodes he appeared in from its archives. Editions of the basic TV chart present from 1976 onwards can be found on BBC 4. However three that featured Mills have been eliminated, in keeping with the Every day Star.
Different stars whose High Of The Pops repeats have been scrubbed embrace Jimmy Savile, Dave Lee Travis, Jonathan King, Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Ian Watkins, R Kelly and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Viewers have taken to social media and addressed Mills removing from High Of The Pops, as one X consumer commented: “Simply seen that the three upcoming Scott Mills #Totp eps have been pulled. bah!”
One other added: “Yeh little bit of an overreaction I believe.” A 3rd remarked: “I suppose that was to be anticipated. Some good tracks in these, although.” High Of The Pops Info tweeted: “BBC 4 are skipping the 6, 13 and 20 August editions of #TOTP as they’re the ultimate three introduced by Scott Mills.”
Scott Mills was sacked by the BBC final month (Picture: Getty)
Mills bought his self-proclaimed “dream job” when he changed Zoe Ball on Radio 2’s breakfast present final yr.
The presenter’s remaining present earlier than he was taken off-air was on March 24.
It emerged the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into Mills in 2016 over “allegations of great sexual offences towards a teenage boy” who was beneath 16, mentioned to have taken place between 1997 and 2000.
Mills issued an announcement saying: “An allegation was made towards me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence which was the topic of a police investigation wherein I totally cooperated and responded to in 2018.
“Because the police have acknowledged, a file of proof was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which decided that the evidential threshold had not been met to carry expenses.
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“Because the investigation associated to an allegation that dates again practically 30 years and the police investigation was closed 7 years in the past, I hope that the general public and the media will perceive and respect my want to not make any additional public touch upon this matter.
“I want to thank from the underside of my coronary heart all those that have reached out to me with kindness, my former colleagues, and my beloved listeners, who I significantly miss.”
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