Tim Westwood, a popular British DJ, has been accused of having sex with a 14-year-old when he was in his 30s. The Guardian and BBC, in a joint investigation, noted the testimony of the victim, who described the 64-year-old as a ‘predator’.
The woman, who has not been identified, claimed that Westwood had sex with her sex with her on several occasions in the early 1990s. The age of consent in England and Wales was and still is 16.
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“I sit here today and face what I’ve been running from for a long time,” she told BBC and Guardian.
She is one of the many victims who came forward. The allegations highlight separate incidents of alleged abuse, misconduct and inappropriate behaviour by the British DJ from 1990 to 2020.
Westwood is yet to make a comment. He had denied allegations, by seven women, that featured in the original investigation in April.
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Who is Tim Westwood?
Westwood, a popular DJ in the UK, hails from Lowestoft, Suffolk. He is 64 years old. He was described by The Guardian in 2022 as “a veteran of the hip-hop scene whose opinions have been able to make or break upcoming artists for more than 30 years.”
He made his debut in 1985 as a guest on a BBC program called “Meridian”. Westwood is one of the longest-tenured broadcasters at Radio 1.
Tim Westwood presented the MTV UK show ‘Pimp My Ride UK’. He was known for hosting the Radio 1 rap show. In 2013, he left Radio 1 and 1Xtra after nearly twenty years and returned to Capital Xtra.
He worked at Capital Radio from 1987 to 1994. The BBC asked the Radio’s owner Global whether it had received any complaints about Westwood’s alleged behaviour.
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Westwood was honoured with the best UK Radio DJ title at the Music of Black Origin Awards in 2000, 2003 and 2005. He also runs his own YouTube channel with more than 230,000 subscribers and nearly 200 million video views.
As per celebritynetworth, Westwood’s Tim Westwood is $13 million.
His Twitter handle: TimWestwoodTV
Instagram: timwestwoodtv