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The BBC has pulled Season 2 of documentary series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after The Guardian newspaper uncovered nan presenter’s alleged humanities misogynistic remarks.
The British broadcaster said it had “no plans” to aerial nan True North-produced series, adding that Cain’s humanities X/Twitter messages were “completely unacceptable.”
The erstwhile master footballer, who antecedently appeared connected MTV’s Ex connected nan Beach, was accused of describing women arsenic “slags,” “sluts,” and “bitches” connected X/Twitter.
This included a connection to 1 female successful 2015 successful which he allegedly told her to “suck a dick, and f**k off.” In different 2014 remark, he is accused of penning to a 2nd woman: “Go and choke connected a cock you slut.”
A BBC spokesperson said: “The posts by Ashley Cain, albeit from galore years ago, are wholly unacceptable. The BBC has clear requirements astir vetting and societal media checks, which are undertaken by nan accumulation company.
“In this instance, nan process intelligibly grounded and we are investigating why. We are continuing to fortify our processes to guarantee everyone moving for, and connected behalf of, nan BBC meets our values and standards. We person nary plans to broadcast nan caller bid of Into nan Danger Zone, and nary early projects pinch Ashley Cain.”
Cain has not responded to Deadline’s petition for comment. His X/Twitter relationship has been deactivated.
Into The Danger Zone followed Cain arsenic he met young men connected nan fringes of nine successful immoderate of nan astir sadistic and aggravated places successful nan world. He is nary alien to television, having antecedently appeared connected MTV’s The Challenge.
