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BBC Apologises After Sex Noise Was Heard In The Studio During A Live FA Cup
Source: thenorthernweb - January 18, 2023
BBC release statement after on-air sex noises sabotage FA Cup coverage
On-air sex noises disrupted the BBC’s pre-match coverage ahead of an FA Cup replay between Liverpool and Wolves, with a prankster claiming credit for the incident.
The BBC’s press office has issued a statement after sex noises were heard on air during a live broadcast.
The noises were heard during the pre-match build up ahead of Liverpool’s FA Cup third-round replay victory over Wolves at Molineux. Presenter Gary Lineker was left red-faced by the incident, which appeared to be the result of a phone taped to the back of the studio set.
Lineker himself described it as a “quite amusing” sabotage, while a prankster has claimed credit for the act. There was also a quick response from the BBC, too, with a statement put out during the half-time break.
“We apologise to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening,” a statement from a spokesperson read. “We are investigating how this happened.”
Co-commentator Alan Shearer had joked that the phone belonged to studio pundit and former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy. “The floodlights going off, Danny Murphy’s phone going off in the studio; what else can happen?” he quipped.
YouTuber Daniel ‘Jarvo’ Jarvis claimed to be behind the prank, live streaming the whole episode. “Here we are, we have set up a phone with a loud sex noise in the BBC studio at the Wolves versus Liverpool FA Cup replay,” he said on the stream.
Kwashie Edjameh
January 18, 2023
Kwashie Edjameh
January 18, 2023
Kwashie Edjameh
January 18, 2023