Revealed: TV Chef James Martin Rapped By ITV After Being Accused By His Crew Of Bullying & Intimidating Behavior
26.07.2023 - 10:49
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Brit TV chef James Martin is at the center of a bullying storm after he was accused of intimidating his crew on multiple occasions.
Deadline can reveal that ITV has told Martin to change his behavior after the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster received a complaint in May about his conduct from some of the presenter’s closest colleagues.
Concerns were raised about Martin’s treatment of crew during recent filming on James Martin’s Spanish Adventure, the latest in a long line of travel cooking shows the chef has fronted for ITV over his six-year spell with the broadcaster.
Deadline understands that the complaint is the second time ITV has been made aware of misgivings about Martin’s conduct following a separate incident in 2018 when he launched a foul-mouthed tirade against staff after a drain was blocked at his home during the production of James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
The complaints against Martin raise fresh questions for ITV about its handling of misconduct allegations against its top stars. The broadcaster faced intense scrutiny over the Phillip Schofield scandal after the presenter admitted to having a sexual relationship with a young runner on This Morning.
A senior ITV figure spoke to the chef in the week that CEO Carolyn McCall was grilled about Schofield’s conduct by a committee of British lawmakers. The broadcaster made clear during the Parliament hearing that it has a “zero tolerance” approach to bullying and harassment.
Addressing the complaints against Martin, ITV told Deadline that the welfare of people working on its shows was its “highest priority” and that the chef’s production company, Blue Marlin Television, had been told to update its processes to reflect “best practice.”
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