BBC Breakfasts Jon Kay slammed for harsh interview about Jimmy Savile drama

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    BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay has been blasted by viewers who feel he was "harsh" during an interview with one of Jimmy Savile's victims.

    Kay and co-host Sally Nugent were speaking to Susan, one of Savile's victims in the 1970s, ahead of the release of the BBC's controversial new drama about the disgraced broadcaster and his crimes. The show stars Steve Coogan in the lead role.

    The guest appeared via video call along with the show's executive producer Neil McKay, who joined Jon and Sally in the studio. But Jon came under fire when he questioned Susan about why people "laughed" at her.

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    She said: "All the years that I had talked about it previously – people just laughed because they didn't take it seriously." Jon asked her: "They laughed?", prompting some viewers to claim he'd said something inappropriate to her.

    Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: "Did Jon just ask 'why she laughed'?" [sic]". Another said: "This woman is a victim of a BBC backed sexual predator… Kay not showing much empathy towards her."

    Another claimed: "#BBCBreakfast Jon Kay victim blaming, BBC 101." Another complained: "This just felt wrong on every level. The victim was obviously still traumatised by the past events, and yet she was inappropriately and repeatedly questioned, by the very institution that continually turned a blind eye, to allow his vile abuse. An uncomfortable watch!!"

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