BBC Denies James Acaster Teasing Complaint Allegations

The BBC has denied allegations that James Acaster complained about teasing by fellow comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan while filming The Celebrity Traitors, saying the claims are categorically untrue and that it has no evidence to support them. The allegations were attributed to an unnamed source in a Mail on Sunday report published over the weekend. The source claimed Acaster felt singled out by jokes from Beckett and Ranganathan and spoke to the production team because he was unhappy. The reports do not include direct testimony from that source or documentary evidence supporting the account. A BBC spokesperson said there had been no incidents of teasing and no complaints about teasing among the cast. The broadcaster said there was no evidence to support the allegations. The claim and the BBC’s denial concern both whether teasing took place and whether Acaster raised concerns with producers. Representatives for Acaster, Beckett and Ranganathan also denied the claims, according to one published account. Acaster’s representative called them untrue, while representatives for Beckett and Ranganathan described them as completely untrue. The BBC and the representatives...