chrismoyles.net
- Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:39 am
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From the Media Guardian:
Chris Moyles has been shown a yellow card by BBC chiefs after he threatened to tear the head off a rival DJ.
The Radio 1 DJ, who also hosts a live TV show on Channel 5, made the comments during a feud with Capital FM's Neil Dr Fox, who was a judge on ITV's Popstars.
The row was sparked when Fox was quoted in the Sun as saying he would like to get in the ring with Moyles for an edition of the forthcoming BBC series, Celebrity Boxing.
I'll knock his fat face off, said Fox.
Moyles, in the following day's show on Radio 1, branded Fox an ego on legs, adding: Bring it on Dr Fox. Here's your quotes, Sun newspaper. I'm going to rip that guy a brand new hole. I'm gonna tear his head off and poo down his neck.
A listener complained that the DJ had made violent threats and used inappropriate language.
The BBC's programme complaints unit agreed. It said: The remarks had been prompted by personal comments from the rival DJ. However, what began as a humorous response became too forceful and prolonged.
The findings will be discussed with Moyles and his programme team at the show's next editorial review.
Chris Moyles has been shown a yellow card by BBC chiefs after he threatened to tear the head off a rival DJ.
The Radio 1 DJ, who also hosts a live TV show on Channel 5, made the comments during a feud with Capital FM's Neil Dr Fox, who was a judge on ITV's Popstars.
The row was sparked when Fox was quoted in the Sun as saying he would like to get in the ring with Moyles for an edition of the forthcoming BBC series, Celebrity Boxing.
I'll knock his fat face off, said Fox.
Moyles, in the following day's show on Radio 1, branded Fox an ego on legs, adding: Bring it on Dr Fox. Here's your quotes, Sun newspaper. I'm going to rip that guy a brand new hole. I'm gonna tear his head off and poo down his neck.
A listener complained that the DJ had made violent threats and used inappropriate language.
The BBC's programme complaints unit agreed. It said: The remarks had been prompted by personal comments from the rival DJ. However, what began as a humorous response became too forceful and prolonged.
The findings will be discussed with Moyles and his programme team at the show's next editorial review.
