Former “ MasterChef ” host Gregg Wallace , who was fired from the BBC show in July after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct, is taking legal action against the broadcaster.

Wallace filed the claim, which is related to data protection, on Friday. He is suing both the BBC and its commercial arm, BBC Studios. Details of his lawsuit have not yet been made public but it has been filed under Part 7 of the “media and communication” legal track at the High Court, which covers data protection, defamation and misuse of private information claims. Variety understands that Wallace is seeking documents relating to his firing.

“We have not been formally notified of any legal proceedings so at this stage we are unable to comment,” a BBC spokesperson told Variety .

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