David Sullivan sues BBC for £150m over Panorama’s sexual misconduct claims
Three women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAView image in fullscreenThree women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work. In a statement in which he also resigned as West Ham’s co-chair, he said the accusations were “factually incorrect and entirely false”.“The false allegations levelled against me have been sensationalised by the media,” he said.
- ▪Three women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work.
- ▪Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAView image in fullscreenThree women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work.
- ▪In a statement in which he also resigned as West Ham’s co-chair, he said the accusations were “factually incorrect and entirely false”.“The false allegations levelled against me have been sensationalised by the media,” he said.
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Three women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAView image in fullscreenThree women alleged Sullivan had abused his power as the owner of the Sport newspapers to prey on them for sex when they were seeking work. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PABBCDavid Sullivan sues BBC for £150m over Panorama’s sexual misconduct claimsWest Ham co-owner and former pornographer lodges high court claim over episode, in which several women accused him of abusing powerMichael Savage Media editorThu 1 Oct 2026 11.57 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 12.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDavid Sullivan is suing the BBC for £150m over multiple claims of sexual misconduct made in a…
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