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BBC Skips Scott MillsTop of the Pops Repeats as Charities Step Back

The corporation says it acted on new information years after prosecutors declined to bring charges.

Overview

  • MS Society said Tuesday that Mills is stepping back as an ambassador while it reviews the situation, and Neuroblastoma UK said it has parted ways with him as a patron.
  • BBC Four has dropped three August 1999 Top of the Pops episodes he presented, and his BBC iPlayer profile items have been taken down.
  • The BBC confirmed Mills will not be part of this year’s Eurovision coverage, and Tyler West has taken over the Race Across the World companion podcast.
  • Southampton Solent University is reported to be preparing to rescind Mills’s 2009 honorary doctorate, with a panel due to meet later this month.
  • Police investigated allegations from 1997 to 2000 involving a boy under 16, the CPS closed the case in 2019 without charges, and the BBC says it fired Mills after receiving new information.