BBC Drops Australian MasterChef Host Over Racism Allegation

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BBC Drops Australian MasterChef Host Over Racism Allegation

John Torode during the Master Chef Lunch as part of Advertising Week Europe London, England on March 26, 2015. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

Crystal-Rose Jones

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Australian-born MasterChef UK host John Torode has been given the chop from the show amid accusations he used “extremely offensive” racist language in the workplace.

While exact details of the language used have not been revealed, the revelation came in the wake of a lengthy investigation into fellow host Gregg Wallace.

Crystal-Rose Jones

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.

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