It is stated BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was reprimanded over two alleged incidents – together with a declare of bullying – in three years and is now being investigated
Naga Munchetty is reportedly being formally investigated over allegations of bullying. The BBC Breakfast presenter has been accused of bullying and now it is stated the BBC has launched a probe to analyze these claims. It was reported Naga had been reprimanded over two alleged incidents – together with an allegation of bullying – in three years.
In keeping with The Solar, the presenter’s conduct had been “underneath evaluate” however it has now been escalated to a full investigation. BBC Information reported that an HR adviser from consultancy agency PwC can be supporting the company because it appears into the tradition of the TV present, which airs each weekday morning.
In September, it was reported the editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, had been cleared of bullying allegations following an investigation.
Tim Davie, who has since resigned as BBC director-general, and BBC board chairman Samir Shah vowed in April to “draw a line within the sand” after an impartial evaluate discovered some “well-known names” had been “not being held to account for poor behaviour”.
The office tradition evaluate, led by administration marketing consultant Grahame Russell from Change Associates, was launched within the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.
Munchetty started her profession on the company as a presenter on enterprise programme Working Lunch in 2008, earlier than shifting to BBC Breakfast. She additionally presents on BBC Radio 5 Dwell.
She earned between £355,000 and £359,999 in 2024/25, in line with figures revealed within the BBC’s annual report.
A BBC spokesman stated: “We don’t touch upon particular person HR issues.”
Again in June, it was revealed that Naga had reportedly been hauled in by broadcasting bosses over two incidents, together with a declare that she bullied a feminine colleague. She can be alleged to have used a slang time period for a intercourse act throughout an off-air break at Radio 5 Dwell in 2022.
It is stated she requested a colleague on the station if that they had finished the intercourse act and left the studio “shocked”. In keeping with The Solar, she was spoken to in regards to the incident however no formal motion was taken, with one supply describing it as “crass, inappropriate and wildly unprofessional.”
It is reported she was additionally rapped for the alleged bullying of a girl – a junior staffer – and falsely accused her of stealing. A supply informed The Solar: “It was humiliating. There was no proof, no apology. The lady left not lengthy after, utterly demoralised.”
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