master Chef Presenter John Torod Confirmed that he has been accused of using racist language, In one charge It was retained as part of one Review in behavior Co-maintenance Greg Wallace,
Report, Commissioned by MasterShef Leaded by production company Banjay and law firm Louis Silkin, 45 of 83 allegations against Walce were found, with two standalone allegations against others including one to use the racist language.
In a post on Instagram, Torod confirmed that he was the person who was accused of using the racist language, but he said that he had “no reminder of the incident” and was “shocked and unhappy” by the charge.
His statement said: “After the publication of the executive summary of the investigation Greg Wallace Workingly master ChefI am speculated that I am one of the two other persons against whom one has been accused.
“For transparency, I confirm that I am the person who has accused us of using racial language on an occasion. The allegation is that I did some time in a social status in 2018 or 2019, and the person I was speaking with did not believe that it was an malicious manner in mind and later I apologize.
“I have no memory of any of them, and I do not believe that this has happened. However, I want to clarify that I always think that any racial language is completely unacceptable in any environment. I am surprised and saddened by the charge because I will never wish anyone to commit crime.”
Reports in The Sun states that Torod was asked to leave the show and claimed that he had issues of mental health after the allegations.
It comes when Greg Wallace apologized for creating a “crisis” after MasterShef’s report, confirmed 45 allegations against him.
On Monday, the findings of the investigation were detected, the host, which was dropped by the BBC, said that he never sets to “harm or humiliate anyone with his behavior”.
“For eight months, my family and I live under a cloud,” Wallace, 60, he said to “expose” to “expose” for “exposed” in the BBC to “expose” for “rumors and tested by fuel by clicks”.
Wallace faced several allegations, including claims that she made inappropriate sexual jokes, asked for the phone numbers of women production staff, and behaved unprofessional around female colleagues on the set.
In November 2024, the show’s production company, Banjay UK announced that 60 -year -old Wallace would be away from his role on MasterShef, while the historical allegations of misconduct were investigated.
The report stated that during the investigation, which was more than a period of seven months, Wallace revealed the autism spectrum disorder, and said the findings should be seen in the context of their neurodiversity.
In his statement, Wallace said: “I am relieved that Banijay report completely recognizes my behavior in 2018. Some of my humor and language recalled the mark. I never prepared to harm or humiliate.
“After about 20 years in the show, I now see that some patterns, which I have recently begun to understand, of the size of symptoms that may be wrong.
“A late autism diagnosis has helped me understand how I communicate and how I am considered. I am still learning.”
He praised the show’s production company, Banjay, saying that he has “supported me a lot, and I thank him”.
Former Greengrokar said: “If the BBC continues this route, there will be more casualties, where to protect their legacy more than protecting people. For my part, with full legal support, I will consider my next step.”
Banjay UK stated that “Wallace’s MasterShef (IS) return to unstable” after a continuous number of allegations.
Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland stated that the report “makes uncomfortable read”, it also provided valuable insight to ensure that everyone works on our products seems to be safe and supported, and this improper behavior is quickly and professionally dealt with “.
The BBC also said that it has “informed the wallese” that he has no plans to work with him in the future “, adding to a statement:” This behavior comes below the BBC values and we have expectations for what we have with or what we work for someone.
“Although the entire boundary of these issues was not known at the relevant time, missed the opportunity to address this behavior, both the producers and the BBCs run by the production companies. We can accept more and should have been done soon.”
The BBC also addressed the future of a series of MasterShefs filmed last year, which has not been aired yet, stating that it has not taken a final decision on broadcasting it.
Last year, an investigation by BBC News revealed allegations of unfair sexual comments and alleged inappropriate behavior by 13 people against Wallace, who worked with him in a series of shows over a period of 17 years, including former Newsnight Host Kirsty Wark.
At that time, a statement by Wallace’s lawyers stated that it is “completely wrong that he is a sexual harassment attached to the behavior of nature”, as reported by BBC News.
Next to the official publication of the external review, Wallace claimed in an Instagram post on 8 July, which seems to be taken down, that he was cleaned against him with “the most serious and sensational allegations” against him.
