as an early adopter of hip hop, tim westwood has been a prominent figure in black music for more than a0 years. he presented bbc radio 1 s rap show for nearly 20, interviewing some of the biggest names on his show. he says he strenuously denies all these allegations. all of the women that we spoke to as part of this investigation have two things in common number one, they were all young, and numbertwo, they are all black. and all have the same question of their experience with tim westwood who do you tell? because this is a man who has huge power in the music industry and a huge influence in black communities. and because they re black women, they felt that their experiences would be ignored. i want him and people like him to be held accountable. we have to stop protecting these people. chi chi izundu, bbc news. south africa s president has promised more help to rebuild communities devastated
and unwanted sexual behaviour from the now 64 year old. he has strenuously denied all the allegations in their entirety. our correspondent chi chi izundu reports. it s westwood! the dj tim westwood was an early champion of hip hop and has been a prominent figure in black music for more than 40 years. he presented bbc radio 1 s rap show for nearly two decades, interviewing some of the biggest names on his programme. but now he is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from women who say he abused his position in the music industry. one of the women, who we are calling nyla, met him in a club in london on new year s day in 2017. one of my friends and i were at the front, and he kind of shouts me out for being the pengest girl in the rave. i was just like, ok. but one of my other friends wants a video with him, but as she s taking this video, he essentially moves his hand down my back and puts his hand up
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the bbc and the guardian newspaper have heard detailed accounts from seven women in a joint investigation. their identities have been protected. tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations. our correspondent chi chi izundu reports. this is not about music now, and i m just very, very scared. this is predatory behaviour. i was 17. if you are trying to remove an item of my clothing - and i put it back on, that means i don t want it to be gone this is the story from a group of women. this was an assault. an abuse of power. seven women, who alleged they had been subjected to unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the former bbc radio 1 dj, tim westwood. it s westwood! we are live on bbc two. welcome to the radio 1 rap show. this is how radio1 get down in the 9 7. pamela not her real name used to work with kids trying
care homes for staff and patients so a lot was done in those terms. the government will say that yes, these were absolutely unprecedented times, and that they were following the rapidly evolving science of what was happening. they insist that they did everything possible to protect people throughout the pandemic. thank you for talking to us, alison. the bbc says it is shocked at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood. in a joint investigation from the bbc and the guardian, seven women have talked about their experiences of unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the 64 year old. he has strenuously denied all the allegations. chi chi izundu reports. it s westwood! the dj tim westwood was an early champion of hip hop and has been a prominent figure in black music for more than 40 years. he presented bbc radio 1 s rap show for nearly two decades, interviewing some of the biggest