Yentob stands down over alleged influencing of BBC coverage
A long-term BBC's executive has quit his job over his alleged role in the financial mismanagement of a charity he was running.
Alan Yentob, a creative director, was in the midst of controversy after his Kids Company charity collapsed in August. He is accused of influencing BBC coverage of the charity's debacle.
Yentob is said to have phoned the BBC Two's Newsnight in July, as the program prepared to broadcast a report into the charity's government funding. He has denied any wrongdoing and previously said that he did not abuse his position at the BBC.
"The BBC is going through particularly challenging times and I have come to believe that the speculation about Kids Company and the media coverage revolving around my role is proving a serious distraction”, Yentob said on Thursday while revealing his resignation.
Yentob joined the channel in 1968 and has been controlling BBC One, BBC Two as director of programs and director of television.
He said that despite leaving as creative director, he will continue making films including the Imagine series for BBC One.
Yentob's decision comes two days after BBC Trust's Rona Fairhead told Radio 4's Today program that the corporation's editorial standards committee was looking into his involvement in the BBC's coverage of the charity.
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