DJ Tim Westwood — facing allegations of being a sexual predator — was often wined and dined by BBC bosses, it is claimed.
One invited the hip hop DJ “into the bosom” of his family while another went clubbing with him.
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DJ Tim Westwood — facing allegations of being a sexual predator — was often wined and dined by BBC bosses, it is claimedCredit: Getty
Westwood was the only DJ at ex-Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister’s birthday do in 1997.
He often visited his home and Mr Bannister, 65, also took him for drinks with former BBC director-general John Birt.
Speaking in 1998 — a time when Westwood is alleged to have slept with a girl of 14 — he said: “My kids adore him.”
He added: “He gets on well with my wife.
“He’s somebody that I find incredibly easy to get on with.”
Westwood, 64, also got pally with Mr Bannister’s replacement, Andy Parfitt, and the pair went clubbing together.
Westwood, a BBC staffer from 1994 to 2013, denies allegations of sexual misconduct by 17 women over 30 years.