The BBC has admitted that it may never be able to stamp out workplace power abuse issues following misconduct scandals on shows including MasterChef .

Giving evidence to UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee, BBC director general Tim Davie and chair Samir Shah were asked if they can guarantee that there will be no further bad behavior crises at the broadcaster.

“You will never fully eliminate human misbehavior,” Shah responded. “Because it’s the BBC, if it’s somebody famous, it’ll become news.” Davie provided a similar response, telling the committee’s lawmakers: “We may see more things coming out.”

The BBC bosses made clear, however, that the corporation has a better handle on complaints processes following a workplace culture review earlier this year. They added

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