BBC was aware of concerns over Ashley Cain’s ‘toxic masculinity’ online

Disclosure casts doubt on broadcaster’s claim that failure to properly vet presenter lay with independent production partners The BBC failed to investigate concerns about the presenter Ashley Cain that were raised with the broadcaster directly by an interviewee who was a victim of sexual violence. Last week, the Guardian reported that Cain, a former footballer and reality TV star, had a history of extreme misogyny on social media. Continue reading...

By Sirin Kale