Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns
Summary
Oscar-winning producer Lucie Kon says the BBC paid her £400,000 after she raised concerns about antisemitic remarks by colleagues. The BBC said it did not uphold her allegations but acknowledged shortcomings in how it treated her and said the process had a personal impact on her.Key Facts
- Kon worked as a BBC commissioning editor overseeing documentaries, including “Mr Nobody Against Putin.”
- She told The Telegraph that colleagues called Zionists like her “evil” after the 7 October attacks.
- Kon said the £400,000 payment covered redundancy back pay and a settlement for personal injury caused by the process.
- The BBC said it did not uphold the antisemitism allegations and did not specify the shortcomings it acknowledged.
- Kon said a colleague told her that if she called Hamas terrorists, she also had to call Israel terrorists.
- Kon helped lead a group representing Jewish BBC staff and raised concerns with then-director general Tim Davie.
- Kon later told LBC that the BBC was not institutionally antisemitic; the BBC said she was a valued staff member.
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