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BBC vows to contest Trump defamation claim
(MENAFN) The BBC is “determined to fight” any defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump, chairman Samir Shah said Monday. Trump had accused the broadcaster of deceptively editing parts of his speech delivered before the 2021 Capitol Hill riot.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said his team would sue the BBC for “anywhere between $1 billion and $5 billion, probably sometime next week,” despite having received a formal apology.
The dispute follows the BBC apologizing for a documentary that edited Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech, which the broadcaster admitted “gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action.”
In a letter to staff, Shah said, “there is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this.” He stressed the importance of protecting the license fee payers, the British public, from potential legal and settlement costs.
Former BBC director general Tony Hall also stated the broadcaster should not pay, noting any settlement would effectively come from public funds.
As the controversy grew, BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned. Davie acknowledged “some mistakes made,” citing “the current debate around BBC News” but did not directly mention Trump.
The BBC has also faced accusations of pro-Israel bias and dehumanizing Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week criticized efforts to shield the BBC, calling it a “disgrace” and labeling British media campaigns “unprofessional and harmful.”
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said his team would sue the BBC for “anywhere between $1 billion and $5 billion, probably sometime next week,” despite having received a formal apology.
The dispute follows the BBC apologizing for a documentary that edited Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech, which the broadcaster admitted “gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action.”
In a letter to staff, Shah said, “there is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this.” He stressed the importance of protecting the license fee payers, the British public, from potential legal and settlement costs.
Former BBC director general Tony Hall also stated the broadcaster should not pay, noting any settlement would effectively come from public funds.
As the controversy grew, BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned. Davie acknowledged “some mistakes made,” citing “the current debate around BBC News” but did not directly mention Trump.
The BBC has also faced accusations of pro-Israel bias and dehumanizing Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week criticized efforts to shield the BBC, calling it a “disgrace” and labeling British media campaigns “unprofessional and harmful.”
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