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BBC stars send love to Scott Mills’ husband in first post since DJ’s firing

BBC stars send love to Scott Mills’ husband in first post since DJ’s firing

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter BBC stars, including Zoe Ball, Sara Cox and Rylan, have sent supportive messages to Scott Mills’ husband on the couple’s second wedding anniversary, months after his BBC firing. In March 2026, Mills’ contract with the corporation was terminated following allegations about his personal conduct, bringing his three-decade career with the BBC to a sudden end. Now, his famous friends are inadvertently posting support for Mills via an Instagram photo shared by his husband, Sam Vaughan, 37, in his first post since the DJ was fired. Among Mill’s former colleagues to reply were Ball, who wrote: “Love you” with four heart emojis, as well as Rylan and Mills’s BBC Radio 2 breakfast show replacement, Sara Cox, who both shared several heart emojis. Broadcaster “Whispering” Bob Harris added: “Sending much love xx.” Other stars to reply included Natalie Cassidy, Pixie Lott and Rob …

Scott Mills sacked: Boy in ex-BBC Radio 2 DJ’s sexual offences investigation was under 16, police say

Scott Mills sacked: Boy in ex-BBC Radio 2 DJ’s sexual offences investigation was under 16, police say

“As part of these enquiries a man who was in his 40s at the time of the interview was questioned by police under caution in July 2018. A full file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, who determined the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges. Following this, the investigation was closed in May 2019.” Source link

Major Sponsor Withdraws from Sydney Biennale Over DJ’s Comments

Major Sponsor Withdraws from Sydney Biennale Over DJ’s Comments

A major corporate sponsor of the Sydney Biennale, Australia’s biggest art exhibition, has withdrawn following allegations of antisemitism involving a DJ in its program. On Tuesday, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies filed a police complaint over comments allegedly made by US electronic music producer Zubeyda Muzeyyen, who performs as DJ Haram, during a set at the Biennale’s opening night party last week at White Bay Power Station, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Muzeyyen is accused of having referred to a “Zio-Australian-Epstein empire,” making a tribute to “martyrs” and using the phrase “long live the resistance”—which the complaint says is “commonly understood” as a call for “acts of political violence.” Related Articles Then, on Tuesday, the management consultant firm PwC, which had been listed as a “strategic partner” for the Biennale’s 25th edition, said that it was withdrawing from participation. In a statement, the company said that the decision was driven by a belief that the Biennale was no longer “welcoming and inclusive for everyone.” A Biennale spokesperson responded to PwC’s decision in a statement, first reported by …

Funding cuts. Layoffs. New DJs. What’s KCRW’s future in music?

Funding cuts. Layoffs. New DJs. What’s KCRW’s future in music?

In October, the DJ and former KCRW host Jeremy Sole climbed atop a booth to address the crowd in the front bar of the Moroccan Lounge in downtown L.A. He was in mourning. “It’s been a hell of a week,” Sole said to a hundred or so clubgoers. Sole, known for his cosmically peaceful voice and deep knowledge of electronic, dub and global music, had just been laid off after 18 years at the Santa Monica public radio fixture. Speaking to the crowd at his event, Le Frique Sonique, he reminisced on the mixing desk that changed his life. “I realized for the first time that this is a different medium,” he said. Tens of thousands of fans may be listening to you, he said, but “you’re talking to one friend, sitting right there at the table with you. It felt like we were just in the room together for 18 and a half years, listening to music together.” Last year’s staff cuts, following similar waves in 2020 and 2024, have reshaped the station, losing …