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| Tony Blackburn 'parts company' with BBC over Savile inquiry | |
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| DJ Tony Blackburn has "parted company" with the BBC after failing to fully co-operate with the Jimmy Savile inquiry, director general Tony Hall has said. | DJ Tony Blackburn has "parted company" with the BBC after failing to fully co-operate with the Jimmy Savile inquiry, director general Tony Hall has said. |
| Lord Hall said Dame Janet Smith's inquiry had rejected Mr Blackburn's evidence. | Lord Hall said Dame Janet Smith's inquiry had rejected Mr Blackburn's evidence. |
| Earlier, the ex-Radio 2 DJ said the report contained details of an accusation he was among celebrities who "seduced" a 15-year-old girl. | Earlier, the ex-Radio 2 DJ said the report contained details of an accusation he was among celebrities who "seduced" a 15-year-old girl. |
| Mr Blackburn says he was cleared of any wrongdoing. | Mr Blackburn says he was cleared of any wrongdoing. |
| Lord Hall told a news conference in the wake of the publication of Dame Janet's report: "My interpretation is that Tony Blackburn fell short of the standards of evidence that such an inquiry demanded." | |
| He said it was "one of the most important inquiries in the BBC's history and that has put an even greater responsibility on everyone who took part in that inquiry to co-operate fully and to be open". | |
| "So many survivors and witnesses have honestly and openly co-operated fully - and at great personal cost to themselves. | |
| "As Dame Janet has said, she's rejected his evidence, rejected his evidence and she's explained very clearly why. I have to take that extremely seriously." |