{"id":103681,"date":"2015-03-30T07:13:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T07:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=103681"},"modified":"2015-03-30T07:13:41","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T07:13:41","slug":"threats-against-bbc-boss-investigated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=103681","title":{"rendered":"‘Threats’ against BBC boss investigated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alleged death threats made against BBC director general Tony Hall are being investigated by the Met Police.<\/p>\n

Lord Hall is reported to have received a threatening email after dropping presenter Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear because he had punched a producer.<\/p>\n

The Mail on Sunday also reported Lord Hall and his wife were under 24-hour protection from security guards at their Oxfordshire home.<\/p>\n

The Met said the email appeared to have been sent from outside the UK.<\/p>\n

“Police in Westminster are investigating an allegation of threats to kill,” a Met spokesman said.<\/p>\n

“The allegation was reported to police on Wednesday, 25 March. The threat was made by email.”<\/p>\n

He said inquiries were continuing to establish from where the email was sent.<\/p>\n

No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n

A BBC spokeswoman said: “We wouldn’t comment on security matters.”<\/p>\n

Security guards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Hall announced his decision not to renew Clarkson’s contract on Wednesday – after an internal inquiry found the presenter had subjected producer Oisin Tymon to an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack” at a North Yorkshire hotel.<\/p>\n

Mr Tymon, who suffered a split lip, did not file a formal complaint and it is understood Clarkson reported himself to BBC bosses following the incident, and was suspended.<\/p>\n

The row – which took place on 4 March – was said to have occurred because no hot food was provided following a day’s filming.<\/p>\n

Lord Hall said he had not taken his decision lightly, but insisted “a line has been crossed”.<\/p>\n

More than a million people signed an online petition to reinstate Clarkson.<\/p>\n

\"Jeremy
The BBC’s director general said Clarkson had “crossed a line”<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mail claimed the death threats were made to Lord Hall via email the same day as his announcement.<\/p>\n

It also published photographs of security guards outside his home.<\/p>\n

Mr Tymon, who previously described Clarkson as a “unique talent”, has himself come under sustained abuse on social media for his involvement in the dispute.<\/p>\n

Speaking outside his home on Thursday, Clarkson asked fans to show restraint.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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