Friday 12 August 2022 10:07 PM Ex-Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood breaks cover for the first time since being accused ... trends now
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Looking dishevelled in a T-shirt and tracksuit bottoms, unshaven former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is pictured for the first time since a sex scandal engulfed him four months ago.
The hip-hop DJ, 64, had been keeping a low profile since claims surfaced in April.
He ventured out of his central London home but was in no mood to speak when asked by the Daily Mail to comment on accusations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour.
Westwood, the son of an Anglican bishop, remained silent and stern. The star, who has stepped down from his radio show at Capital Xtra ‘until further notice’, simply stared straight ahead. He left his flat with a male friend to go to a nearby cafe. It came as pressure mounted on his former employer the BBC, which may have missed chances to examine concerns over his conduct, according to an internal review.
Scotland Yard detectives are investigating four sex allegations against Westwood dating back 40 years.
Earlier this month, it emerged that the BBC received several reports about Westwood in 2012, including two allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sexual misconduct – and an accusation that he ‘created a toxic atmosphere amongst those he worked with’.
Accused: Tim Westwood near his London flat this week
Left, DJ poses with fans at Hot Import Nights at Alexandra Palace in London in 2005
The revelation came after BBC director general Tim Davie at first said there was ‘no evidence of complaints’ against Westwood, who worked at the corporation from 1994 to 2013.
Mr Davie was director of audio and music from 2008 to 2012 before becoming acting director general. The BBC’s internal review was launched after claims of sex misconduct and predatory behaviour were made by women. Westwood has previously denied all allegations, with a spokesman saying
