Adam Hills, who hosts The Last Leg, talked about the current incident at the BBC.
It comes after Huw Edwards, a 61-year-old BBC star, was named as the person at the centre of accusations by The Sun.
In a statement from the broadcaster’s wife, Vicky Flind, on July 12, it was revealed that, after a week of rumours, Ewards was the banned presenter who was said to have paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos.
Later, the Metropolitan Police said that there is no proof that a crime was done.
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’.
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.
Alex Brooker, a comedian and co-star, then added his funny thoughts.
‘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.
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 story.
‘Our opinion is, we don’t need to add more fuel to the fire. Especially while all the facts are still being collected.’
He then encouraged everyone to ‘take a deep breath, a step back, and focus on what’s important.’
‘Because, you tell me what’s bigger news: BBC anchor allegedly pays for sexy pics, or former Prime Minister defies a court order to hand over evidence into an inquiry about how he handled the biggest health crisis of a generation?’, Hills proposed.
‘Yes, Boris Johnson missed the deadline for handing in his phone,’ he stated. ‘Claiming, it’s an old phone and he can’t remember the password.’
In fact, the former PM has said that he has lost the PIN for his old iPhone, which means he can’t read WhatsApp texts sent during Covid.
It is said that the lawmaker quit using the phone in May 2021 and that he is “100% sure” he doesn’t remember the password.
In response to what the speakers said, one Twitter user praised the way they did things.
‘Great analysis of the Huw Edwards saga by #TheLastLeg’, one person tweeted.
The Last Leg airs Fridays at 10pm on Channel 4 and All4.
Source My Celebrity Life.
