The BBC has issued an apology and paid substantial compensation to Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James after admitting that a 2024 iPlayer documentary, PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors, contained false and defamatory allegations of sexual misconduct. The broadcaster acknowledged the claims were untrue and accepted responsibility in a high‑court ruling. The apology follows the BBC’s admission that the documentary made a series of very serious, false, and defamatory allegations against the couple.
Broadcaster apologises after admitting claims against Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James were defamatoryThe BBC has apologised and paid “substantial” compensation to the couple behind the PinkNews website, after conceding that stories accusing them of sexual misconduct were false and defamatory.In a sweeping admission, the BBC accepted at the high court that a 2024 iPlayer documentary about the PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband, Anthony James, called PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors, had made “a series of very serious, false, and defamatory allegations”. Continue reading...
