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Privacy NoticeFormer Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has reportedly received a significant boost in his case concerning allegations of bullying at the BBC. Despite rumours that stars like Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh were lining up to support Amanda Abbington’s complaints to the BBC about Giovanni’s conduct, it turns out that only Amanda’s formal allegations have been addressed in the BBC’s investigation. A source said: “The narrative – certainly from Amanda – is that there has been a tsunami of complainants to the BBC. But the truth of the matter is that Giovanni has only been asked for his response to Amanda’s claims. This would suggest two things. One they haven’t made a formal complaint in the first place. Or, two, the BBC felt it wasn’t serious enough to warrant inclusion in their evidence dossier to put to Giovanni for response.”
Amanda Abbington has made an official complaint about Giovanni
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Amanda Abbington herself recently stated on Channel 4 News that she was among several who had spoken to the BBC. She told Krishnan Guru-Murthy: “I know a lot of people went in to speak to them. I’m the official complainer. I think there’s about five or six (other complainants) from what I can gather, but there’s three main people, who’ve made complaints, mine’s the official one.” In the same interview, Amanda hinted that the BBC and Giovanni were denying her access to 50 hours of footage, stating the dancer “doesn’t want anyone to see”. The Sherlock star alleges this footage originates from video cameras installed after she voiced concerns, but said it’s currently being “blocked” and even her legal team can’t access it, reports the Mirror. She shared her lawyer is “trying to get a lift on that” but added rather poignantly “he [Pernice] doesn’t want anyone to see it, which is quite telling if you’ve got nothing to hide”.
Amanda has requested to see the video footage
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However, insiders at the BBC claim they have sifted through the footage meticulously and reason they haven’t provided Amanda with the video is due to fears it could be leaked. They stated their desire to uphold the integrity of the investigation. Giovanni’s representative was quick to issue a statement stating: “We are cooperating fully with the BBC’s review process. All parties have been asked to respect this process and to not speak to the media before it concludes. We will continue to respect the integrity of the investigation and believe it is the right forum for all the evidence to be reviewed.” The spokesperson added, “As part of the evidence-led review, the BBC has shared the allegations and there are none, nor any evidence, that resemble Amanda Abbington’s numerous and variable allegations. Giovanni refutes any claim of threatening or abusive behaviour, and having provided the BBC with his evidence, is confident that the review will prove this.” When contacted by OK! about the investigation, the BBC said: “Anyone involved in a complaint has a right to confidentiality and fair process and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further on individuals. However, when issues are raised with us we always take them extremely seriously and have appropriate processes in place to manage this. As we have said before, we would urge people not to indulge in speculation. “More generally, the BBC and BBC Studios takes duty of care extremely seriously. Our processes on Strictly Come Dancing are updated every year, they are kept under constant review and last week we announced additional steps to further strengthen welfare and support on the show.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnStrictly Come DancingGiovanni Pernice
