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BBC star Stephen Nolan ‘deeply sorry’ after claims he shared sexually explicit snap of Stephen Bear to staff
BBC presenter Stephen Nolan has said he is "deeply sorry" after claims he shared a sexually explicit photograph of a reality TV star with staff.
A number of claims were made about Nolan on Tuesday that he had sent the image of Stephen Bear to other members of staff in 2016.
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It was reported that Nolan shared the image when he had wanted to book Bear as a guest on his TV.
Bear, a former Celebrity Big Brother winner, was jailed for 21 months earlier this year after being convicted of revenge porn and voyeurism.
Addressing the allegations on his morning radio show on Radio Ulster, Nolan said: "We have had days, as you probably know, of headlines about me and the Nolan team in the papers this week.
"I am not ignoring the story. It is just that the BBC has processes in place to deal with staff complaints and I do need to totally respect those processes.
"They have got to be confidential for them to work.
"I can say one thing though and it is that I am sorry.
"There was a photograph, it was widely available on the internet and I was talking to a long-term friend and peer outside of work.
"I am deeply sorry."
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Nolan is the fifth-highest paid talent with the BBC, earning between £400,000-£404,999.
In a statement earlier this week, BBC Northern Ireland's director Adam Smyth said: "There are important considerations of fairness and confidentiality involved in the handling of any workplace-related complaint.
"We take these obligations seriously - and in the interests of everyone involved.
"It is for these reasons that we cannot comment on the specifics of any individual case, who/what it may have involved or its outcome."
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