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The BBC has declined to perpetrate to airing Season 2 of reality bid Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone aft The Guardian newspaper uncovered nan presenter’s alleged humanities misogynistic remarks.
Ashley Cain was being cultivated by nan BBC arsenic a presenter who could resonate pinch young antheral viewers, but nan erstwhile master footballer is now facing scrutiny aft being accused of describing women arsenic “slags,” “sluts,” and “bitches” connected X/Twitter.
In an investigation connected Wednesday, The Guardian published a bid of Cain’s unsavory comments, including 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.”
Cain did not respond to The Guardian‘s requests for comments. It’s not clear whether Cain has a representative, but Deadline contacted nan presenter via Instagram and done his charity, The Azaylia Foundation. Cain’s X/Twitter relationship has been deactivated.
The BBC was said to beryllium unaware of Cain’s societal media comments, but it is understood that executives see them to beryllium deplorable. “We are very clear we expect nan highest standards of behaviour from everyone who useful pinch aliases for nan BBC,” a BBC spokesperson said. “When allegations are brought to our attraction we return them seriously. We will see this accusation cautiously and do not intend to remark further astatine this stage.”
No determination has been made astir whether Season 2 of Into The Danger Zone will aerial aft it was filmed earlier this year. The BBC has asked True North, nan Sky-owned shaper down Into The Danger Zone, to reappraisal its societal media inheritance checks. True North has been approached for remark via a Sky spokesperson.
Into The Danger Zone follows Cain arsenic he meets young men connected nan fringes of nine successful immoderate of nan sadistic and aggravated places successful nan world. He is nary alien to television, having antecedently appeared connected MTV’s Ex connected nan Beach and The Challenge.
