According to the BBC, DJ Tim Westwood has been the subject of six misconduct claims, including one that has been reported to the police.
In spite of earlier claims that it was unaware of any questionable behavior, the broadcaster now claims to have received numerous allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct made against the DJ.
Westwood, a former DJ for Radio 1, is 64 years old and has denied all wrongdoing.
Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, stated earlier this year that he had “seen no evidence of complaints.”
However, six allegations from the years 1994 to 2013 are currently the subject of an investigation as part of a review into Westwood’s 19-year employment at the broadcaster.
The allegations center on his alleged sexual behavior and bullying, with some of them referring to his behavior away from the BBC.
Some of the complaints, including the one that was reported to the police, were old and discovered in BBC files.
According to the BBC, one of these complaints was reported to the police, and Mr. Westwood was contacted regarding a different complaint.
‘At this time, we are unaware of any additional actions that were taken. We are investigating what was done at the time as a result of this.
They said that when the ongoing probe is finished, more details will be provided.
Regarding the issue that was referred to the police, the spokesperson added: ‘This is a historic case that the BBC has found in its files.
“We are establishing the relevant facts.” It did not relate to conduct at the BBC, BBC premises, or conduct towards a BBC staff member, nor was it an accusation of physical assault.’
The BBC did not specify whether the remaining five complaints were received prior to or following the release of Mr. Davie’s statement in April.
And the broadcaster said Mr Davie had set out the position as he understood it at the time.
This comes after seven women who accused Westwood of predatory sexual behavior testified in April, and the Guardian and BBC reported those accounts.
A representative for the DJ at the time responded by stating that he firmly refuted the accusations.
They claimed: “Our client certifies that there has never been any formal or informal complaint made against him regarding charges of inappropriate behavior of the sort stated.
No one has ever made a police complaint, and neither has anybody ever brought up these or any other noticeably similar issues with him or his representatives.
There hasn’t been any kind of investigation into him by the police, his job, or really any other authority, according to the statement.
In the BBC3 documentary Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power, Westwood was caught earlier this year pleading with a fan to remain in her bra while he ogled her on stage.
In the damning documentary, the DJ was charged with molesting black women while performing.
The 64-year-old son of the former bishop of Peterborough was caught on camera catcalling a woman as she hid herself from view and yelled, “Yo baby you don’t have to put your top back on,” from the decks.
Additionally, he was seen grabbing a woman while gazing down her top and enquiring, “I like your rack; is it real?”
In the documentary, he was also shown holding onto a woman’s arm after whispering something sexual in her ear while they were backstage at a festival.
Another video shows rapper Cardi B being interviewed by Westwood for Capital FM in 2017.
Do you have sex with a lot of like, black girls? the American artist queries. In response to criticism that he was inappropriate with the star during an interview, Westwood said, “Not as much as I’d like to,” after pausing.