John Torode sacked as MasterChef presenter

LONDON, July 16: Australian-British celebrity chef and TV presenter, John Torode, has been sacked as MasterChef presenter following an allegation of using “an extremely offensive racist term” was upheld against him.
In an Instagram statement on Tuesday, the TV chef said he had “no recollection” of what he is accused of, and wished he had some say in his exit.
Earlier in the day, the show’s production company Banijay said it and the BBC have ‘agreed’ not to renew his contract for the show, reported BBC.
The controversy over MasterChef started last year, when BBC News first revealed claims of inappropriate sexual language against Torode’s co-host Gregg Wallace.
Wallace was sacked last week after dozens more people came forward with allegations against him, even though he has always denied the claims.
Speaking to BBC News on Tuesday, Tim Davie, director general of the company, described the allegation against Torode as “a serious racist term which does not get to be acceptable in any way, shape or form”.
In his statement, Torode said: “Although I haven’t heard from anyone at the BBC or Banijay – I am seeing and reading that I’ve been “sacked” from MasterChef.”
“I repeat that I have no recollection of what I’m accused of. The enquiry could not even state the date or year of when I am meant to have said something wrong,” he added.
The Celebrity MasterChef, which he recently filmed with food critic Grace Dent, along with two Christmas specials, would be his last, he stated.
(UNI)

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