British presenter and journalist Dan Wootton has had his MailOnline celebrity news column suspended as the site’s publisher investigates “a series of allegations.” The GB News pre…
One of the most recent articles claims Wootton paid male porn stars to secretly film themselves having sex with men he had targeted. The articles also allege bullying and harassment, andsaid it has sent a 28-page dossier to UK police. Wootton denies any criminal activity.
The MailOnline’s publisher, DMG Media and The Sun, where he worked between 2007 and 2021, with released statements saying they were exploring the allegations last month. In a new statement released today, a DMG Media spokesperson said: “We are continuing to consider a series of allegations which Dan Wootton — who has written columns for MailOnline since 2021 as one of several outside freelance contributors — has strenuously denied.
“The allegations are obviously serious but also complex and historic and there is an independent investigation under way at the media group which employed him during the relevant period. In the meantime, his freelance column with MailOnline has been paused.” Wootton, known for breaking the story on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s move to the U.S. with Prince Harry, took to hisshow soon after the initial allegations to deliver a six-minute monologue in which he admitted historic mistakes but claimed he and the right-leaning GB News network were victims of a “witchhunt.”Wootton, who was The Sun’s star showbiz reporter and rose to become its Executive Editor, had not addressed DMG’s move on his social channels at press time.
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