Gregg Wallace, co-host of the wildly popular BBC show MasterChef, has apologized on social media for his response to the misconduct allegations that have been leveled against him. "I want to apologise for any offence that I caused with my post yesterday and any upset I may have caused to a lot of people.

The British government’s culture secretary has held talks with the BBC as the broadcaster comes under growing scrutiny after one of its TV hosts drew an angry backlash for dismissing sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

British TV host Gregg Wallace is under fire for his response to multiple sexual misconduct allegations made against him. The MasterChef host announced last week that he was stepping down from his role as the show’s cohost after BBC News reported 13 allegations of sexual misconduct against Wallace,