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Moyles ‘bemused but not embarrassed’ over rant
‘Moody’ radio DJ says on-air tirade was justified – and he has now sorted out his missing pay
The BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Chris Moyles attempted this morning to play down Wednesday’s on-air rant against the BBC for not paying him for two months because of a computer glitch, by claiming that he could be "moody" first thing in the morning.
Moyles spent more than 30 minutes on yesterday’s show complaining that he had not been paid since July. During his non-stop tirade - no music was played during that half-hour - he name-checked his bosses: station controller Andy Parfitt, his deputy Ben Cooper, BBC director general Mark Thompson and the BBC's head of audio and music Tim Davie.
They would not have treated other broadcasters in the same way, he claimed. "Can you imagine if Terry Wogan had not got paid for two months, would you even think that would ever happen? It just wouldn't, would it? Do you ever think anyone would forget to pay Chris Evans for two months and nobody would panic about it?"
This morning he said he was "not embarrassed but very bemused" by the reaction to his rant, which he said was nothing out of the ordinary on his show. He began today’s programme by saying, "Hello to all the new listeners who are tuned in, all the journalists who have tuned in to hear me losing me mind."
Moyles added: "Quite occasionally, once in a blue moon, I can be a tad moody first thing in the morning, that was it. I had a rant about the fact I haven't been paid; everything I said yesterday I stand by, that shouldn't happen."
Moyles, 36, said he had been "frustrated" by the issue of not getting paid but that he had gone for a drink with Parfitt last night and that his payment issues had now been sorted.
Yesterday a BBC spokesman said Moyles's pay had been delayed because of a computer glitch, adding that they were being processed. The presenter's friends blamed the outburst on his recent split from his long-time partner Sophie Waite.
Moyle hinted at the strain in his life when he attacked a listener who sent in a text message saying he should be grateful to be well-paid and have a driver. The DJ revealed that he was temporarily staying elsewhere to allow Waite, his girlfriend of eight years, to move out of the £1.8m house they shared in north London.
"I slept on someone's sofa last night, so don’t speak to me about my life. You have no idea, my friend." ·
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Sunday 10 October 2010 is World Mental Health Day. Perhaps just for one one day, broadcasters may spare a thought for those who are truly 'losing me mind' before casually using such comments.
Moyles is a rude and arrogant yob who swear and burps into the micrphone on a regular basis; I am not sure how the BBC can justify keeping this guy on "to serve the puplic interest".
Most employers would deal with this type of behaviour by disciplinary action for bringing the company into disrepute.
Oh boo hoo! Chris has to sleep on a sofa for a few days until he can return to his mansion! I'm sorry he's broken up with his girlfriend and not got paid for two months. But that last sentence shows that he needs to get a grip on reality. By the way, it was him that drove me away from Radio 1, so I'd rather that the BBC didn't pay him at all!