BBC star reaches agreement with Twitter user over false photo claim

BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has gained a libel payout from a Twitter consumer who had incorrectly recognized him because the determine on the centre of the broadcaster’s express picture scandal.

Vine, 58, was one in every of a number of BBC stars, together with former English footballer Gary Lineker, who felt compelled to publicly deny claims circulating on social media.

After days of intense hypothesis within the media and on social platforms, news anchor Huw Edwards, 61, was lastly confirmed because the thriller presenter on the centre of allegations he paid a teen for express photographs over various years.

Before Huw Edwards was named, Jeremy Vine urged the then-mystery BBC presenter accused of paying thousands for explicit photographs of a teenager to come forward. — Before Huw Edwards was named, Jeremy Vine urged the then-mystery BBC presenter accused of paying hundreds for express images of a youngster to come back ahead. (ITN / Channel 5)

Edwards’ spouse Vicky Flind was the individual to disclose her husband was the star caught up within the furore, however not earlier than Vine had been misidentified because the BBC presenter on-line.

Vine had stated it was “just terrible” to be wrongly named in reference to the allegations earlier than Edwards was recognized.

“On 8 July @AndyPlumb4 libelled me by alleging that I was the BBC presenter at the heart of a story in The Sun that day,” Vine wrote on Twitter yesterday.

“He has now acknowledged that he was wrong, and has apologised.”

Plumb had – “at my request”, Vine stated – additionally agreed to pay £1000 ($1900) to a motor neurone illness charity as an alternative of being compelled in courtroom to pay damages.

Plumb describes himself as a “patriot and proud Brit” on his Twitter profile.

In his public apology, he stated his “defamatory” assertion in regards to the BBC Radio 2 presenter was “entirely baseless”.

Flind’s assertion final week recognized Edwards because the individual accused by UK tabloid The Sun of giving $67,000 to a youngster with drug points in return for express photographs.

Edwards was in hospital with “serious mental health issues”, Flind stated within the assertion.

She stated her husband would converse in regards to the matter himself when he was again to well being.

Edwards is but to publicly reply to any of the allegations towards him however there was exercise on his Twitter account, which has 200,000 followers.

The Guardian reported Edwards’ account “liked” three tweets for the reason that story broke.

One tweet had criticised The Sun‘s reporting and one other instructed The Sun might face a significant libel invoice on account of the allegations.

Those tweets have since been unliked, in keeping with The Guardian.

Edwards is a beloved news presenter and was handpicked to be the newsreader to formally announce Queen Elizabeth II’s demise to the general public.

Some buddies and colleagues of Edwards have rallied behind him after a ballot confirmed viewers need him again on air.