Tim Westwood has stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show “until further notice” after sexual misconduct claims, the station’s parent company has said.
His exit follows allegations from seven women of predatory sexual behaviour and touching by the British hip-hop DJ.
“Following the claims that have recently come to light, Tim Westwood has stepped down from his show until further notice,” a statement from Global said on Wednesday.
Westwood strenuously denies the claims.
On Tuesday, a joint investigation by the BBC and The Guardian featured the accounts of seven women relating to alleged incidents between 1992 and 2017.
Westwood, 64, presented a Saturday night slot on hip-hop station Capital Xtra for nine years. He previously hosted shows on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra from 1994 to 2013.
Two of his forthcoming DJ sets in Birmingham and Bognor Regis have also been cancelled in light of the allegations.
The women accused Westwood of predatory sexual behaviour and touching, claiming he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them.
Two said he had initiated unwanted and unexpected sex, one claimed she was subjected to unwanted oral sex, and four accused the DJ of touching their bottoms or breasts.
The women who spoke to the BBC are all black, and said they met Westwood through his work. They told their stories in a BBC Three documentary, Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power.
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Source: BBC
