"Many BBC supporters have this week called for the British public broadcaster to respond to the U.S. president in the same vein as the famous letter that the satirical magazine Private Eye sent in 1971 in response to threats of a defamation lawsuit by a businessman named James Arkell: The nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off. Since then, it has become common to joke,"
"The BBC has apologized to Trump and removed the controversial documentary, which aired on the program Panorama, from its digital platform. Firstly, because the error did occur and had to be corrected. The misleading splicing of two audio clips from the U.S. president's January 6, 2021 speech, which appeared to suggest a direct order to his supporters to storm the Capitol, ultimately led to the resignation of the BBC's director general, Tim Davie, and the head of the news division, Deborah Turness."
Everything related to Donald Trump is subject to exaggeration, whether praise or attacks. Many BBC supporters urged a defiant reply citing Private Eye’s 1971 Arkell v. Pressdram precedent. The BBC chose a diplomatic route, apologizing to Trump and removing the Panorama documentary from its digital platform. A misleading splice of two January 6, 2021 audio clips appeared to show a direct order to storm the Capitol and prompted senior resignations. The BBC’s legal team described the incident as an error in judgment, refused Trump’s financial compensation demand, and the corporation has sought to correct the mistake and move forward.
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