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ITV's chief has backed the decision to continue broadcasting John Torode's weekend show amid the MasterChef scandal. Torode and co-presenter Gregg Wallace have both been axed from their BBC programme following an inquiry into conduct, which revealed that Torode was allegedly accused of using a racist slur. ‌

Despite this, ITV continued screening the series that Torode presents alongside wife Lisa Faulkner - John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen. ‌

Deadline reported that Kevin Lygo, ITV's Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, was quizzed about it during the Edinburgh TV Festival and stated that he "felt it was a bit much for us to jump on the bandwagon and just deny these shows to go out". ‌

"We didn't know the details," he said. "We asked the producers if they

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