Ex-BBC head quits gallery job amid Diana interview fallout
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May 23, 2021
LONDON (AP) — Tony Hall, who was director of BBC news and current affairs at the time of the public broadcaster's explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana, resigned Saturday as board chairman of Britain's National Gallery.
Hall, who subsequently rose to the top job at the BBC, was heavily criticized in a report this week for a botched inquiry into how journalist Martin Bashir obtained the blockbuster interview.
In a statement, the 70-year-old said his continued presence at the gallery would be a "distraction to an institution I care deeply about."
"As I said two days ago, I am very sorry f...
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