LONDON — The BBC said Monday it will no longer work with “MasterChef” host Gregg Wallace after a report found that dozens of misconduct allegations made against the hit cooking show presenter were upheld.
The report, led by a law firm, said 45 out of the 83 allegations made against Wallace during his time on the show between 2005 and 2018 were substantiated. It said the majority of the claims related to “inappropriate sexual language and humor,” with one incident of unwelcome physical contact.
Wallace, 60, stepped away from hosting the hit BBC reality show, which is made by an independent production company, last year while an investigation was launched into allegations made by multiple women that he made inappropriate sexual comments and behaved inappropriately over 17 years.
The BBC has come under pressure over how it handles sexual misconduct allegations and how Wallace had continued to front some of