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| The Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From Daytime TV to Parliament | The Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From Daytime TV to Parliament |
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| It’s not every day that Britain’s Parliament discusses daytime television. | It’s not every day that Britain’s Parliament discusses daytime television. |
| But the resignation of the anchor Phillip Schofield, after admitting to a relationship with a much younger man employed by the same show, has dominated British news coverage for weeks, fueling tabloid headlines but also raising questions about workplace ethics. | But the resignation of the anchor Phillip Schofield, after admitting to a relationship with a much younger man employed by the same show, has dominated British news coverage for weeks, fueling tabloid headlines but also raising questions about workplace ethics. |
| On Wednesday, executives from ITV, Britain’s largest ad-supported network, insisted in front of a parliamentary committee that they had done all they could to investigate persistent rumors about a star who repeatedly denied inappropriate behavior. | On Wednesday, executives from ITV, Britain’s largest ad-supported network, insisted in front of a parliamentary committee that they had done all they could to investigate persistent rumors about a star who repeatedly denied inappropriate behavior. |
| “Nobody here, or on the management board, would ever turn a blind eye to something as serious as this,” Carolyn McCall, the network’s chief executive, told the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee. | “Nobody here, or on the management board, would ever turn a blind eye to something as serious as this,” Carolyn McCall, the network’s chief executive, told the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee. |
| Inquiries among other employees failed to produce proof, she said, adding: “With evidence we would have been able to launch a formal investigation because the imbalance of power, the imbalance of dynamics in that relationship makes it deeply inappropriate.” | Inquiries among other employees failed to produce proof, she said, adding: “With evidence we would have been able to launch a formal investigation because the imbalance of power, the imbalance of dynamics in that relationship makes it deeply inappropriate.” |
| Here’s a guide to the furor around Mr. Schofield, and why it has attracted so much attention. | |
| Until recently, one of Britain’s most prominent television personalities. Alongside his co-anchor Holly Willoughby, he made up half of a cheery duo that was a fixture of ITV’s midmorning discussion show “This Morning.” |