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DJ Dave Lee Travis taken off air after arrest DJ Dave Lee Travis says arrest not linked to children
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DJ Dave Lee Travis has been taken off air "with immediate effect" by radio station Magic AM following his arrest on suspicion of sexual offences. DJ Dave Lee Travis has said his arrest on suspicion of sexual offences is "nothing to do with kids" and denies any wrongdoing.
The 67-year-old ex-Radio 1 DJ was arrested at his home in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire as part of the police probe into the Jimmy Savile scandal. The 67-year-old ex-Radio 1 DJ, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, spoke after he was taken off air with immediate effect by radio station Magic AM.
He was bailed on Thursday evening to return in early January, police said. He said he was "sad and disappointed" by the decision to take him off air.
Magic AM said it would be "inappropriate" for him to broadcast until the investigation was resolved. Mr Travis was arrested and bailed as part of the police probe arising from the Jimmy Savile scandal.
The Met said their investigation - Operation Yewtree - into alleged abuse by Savile and others had so far recorded 200 allegations of sexual assault. He is due to return to answer police bail in early January, police said.
They have also identified about 450 potential victims of sexual abuse. Speaking to reporters on Friday outside his home, Mr Travis denied all the unspecified allegations against him, but said he would not be able to do anything to prove or disprove them.
The arrest of Mr Travis is the fourth so far in connection with the Savile investigation. "It's just too easy to make allegations. I'm an easy target," he added. "I am and always have been completely abhorred by child molestation.
"Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?"
Earlier Magic AM said that it would be "inappropriate" for him to broadcast until the investigation was resolved.
A spokeswoman for Bauer Media, which owns Magic AM, said: "Following the arrest and release on police bail of Dave Lee Travis, Bauer Media has decided to take him off air with immediate effect from his Magic AM weekend shows, which broadcast across the north of England.A spokeswoman for Bauer Media, which owns Magic AM, said: "Following the arrest and release on police bail of Dave Lee Travis, Bauer Media has decided to take him off air with immediate effect from his Magic AM weekend shows, which broadcast across the north of England.
"We understand that the allegations about which he was questioned by police pre-date his time as a freelance contributor to Magic AM."We understand that the allegations about which he was questioned by police pre-date his time as a freelance contributor to Magic AM.
"While we can make no judgment on the matters under investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate for him to broadcast until they are resolved." "While we can make no judgement on the matters under investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate for him to broadcast until they are resolved."
The Metropolitan Police say their investigation - Operation Yewtree - into alleged abuse by Savile and others has so far recorded 200 allegations of sexual assault.
They have also identified about 450 potential victims of sexual abuse.
The arrest of Mr Travis is the fourth so far in connection with the Savile investigation.
In a statement on Thursday, the Met said their latest arrest, in which they did not officially name Mr Travis, "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Others'", meaning the allegations are unrelated to Savile.In a statement on Thursday, the Met said their latest arrest, in which they did not officially name Mr Travis, "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Others'", meaning the allegations are unrelated to Savile.
But the force said that the "vast majority" of the 450 possible victims were alleging sexual abuse by former BBC TV presenter and DJ Savile, who died last year aged 84.But the force said that the "vast majority" of the 450 possible victims were alleging sexual abuse by former BBC TV presenter and DJ Savile, who died last year aged 84.
Mr Travis - known by the nicknames DLT and the Hairy Cornflake - is best known for his 25-year stint on Radio 1 which ended in 1993.Mr Travis - known by the nicknames DLT and the Hairy Cornflake - is best known for his 25-year stint on Radio 1 which ended in 1993.
Mr Travis also presented editions of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 1980s.Mr Travis also presented editions of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 1980s.
He now presents The DLT Show, a radio programme on the Magic Network.
The BBC postponed the transmission of an edition of Top of the Pops from 1977 hosted by Mr Travis that was due to be shown on BBC Four on Thursday.The BBC postponed the transmission of an edition of Top of the Pops from 1977 hosted by Mr Travis that was due to be shown on BBC Four on Thursday.