In a statement to MailOnline Westwood hit out at the 'fabricated allegations' and said they were false and without any foundation. He said: 'I can categorically say that I have never had an inappropriate relationship with anyone under the age of I can confirm that such allegations are false and without any foundation.
Westwood's name and the allegations began trending on Twitter after an unnamed woman posted messages describing a four year relationship. Using the Twitter name survivingtimwestwood she admitted she was in love with the DJ and had not gone to police with any of her allegations. Others responding to the twitter messages called on bosses at Global Radio, where Westwood works for Capital Extra, to investigate his behaviour towards young black women. A petition mutetimwestwood on the Change.
The person who launched the petition said Westwood had a reputation among black female students, writing: 'He has forged for himself as a hip-hop icon and proponent of Black British culture - with all the privilege that his whiteness allows him. The allegations made on Twitter are all unproved with the complainant refusing to identify herself. A spokesman for Capital Extra addressed the blocking of Twitter users who commented on the allegations during Westwood's Saturday show.
The spokesman said: 'It's important to clarify a member of Tim's team blocked a twitter account so the offensive allegations wouldn't disturb the show, this was not approved, and was an error of judgment by this individual and nothing to do with anyone at Capital XTRA. Westwood, son of the former Bishop of Peterborough, is a well known figure on the hip hop scene. Westwood is considered among the most influential rap and hip hop DJ in Europe and is a winner of numerous radio industry awards, including best radio DJ in the Music of Black Origin ceremony.
But his connection with music often associated with gangs led to David Cameron, then leader of the Conversative Party, accusing Westwood's show of encouraging gun and knife crime.
In he was the victim of a drive by shooting in south London after leaving a concert. Two men on a motorbike pulled up alongside his Range Rover and fired several shots.
Westwood suffered an arm injury and later said the attack was part of an extortion attempt by a gang. Last week he was present at a lockdown party in Essex where after he left three men were shot, with year-old Robert Powell dying from his wounds.
Westwood had been filming a cameo appearance for a drill rap video at the party and had left two hours before a gunman opened fire on a group of people standing outside a house in Harlow, Essex. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Share this article Share. Tim Westwood is a presenter and a DJ referred mainly as Westwood. His nationality is British. Tim attended the Norwich School and later attended a local comprehensive. He co-owned the Kiss FM. He also presented his own television programme for UK Play.
This versatile personality is also the owner of a YouTube channel Tim Westwood TV, which is subscribed by , fans and has over million views. The channel portrays interviews of major music artists and also portrays some of their freestyles. The year-old compere made comments to his teen audience about their genitalia - singling out specific revellers for lewd comments and unwanted advances.
His act left some of his audience unimpressed, and many said he had gone too far. Ross Copping said that he'd heard him make 'rather vulgar' remarks about women's genitalia.
Shocked: One of the students said many were looking at each other in disbelief at Westwood's comments. A spokesman for Westwood denied the sexual language was harassment. At no point was offence meant, and none was taken by the people in the front row. The spokesperson added: 'Tim was DJ-ing from midnight to 4am for a University crowd aged over Tim apologises for any offence that may have been caused. A source close to Tim Westwood said: 'Westwood has been gigging for years playing hip-hop and reggae so people going to his gigs know what music to expect and quoting lyrics is all part of the show.
He is mortified that people would think he was being offensive as it is all part of the late night act. Westwood has come in for criticism before, with his Radio 1 show accused of encouraging knife and gun crime by David Cameron, when he was the leader of the opposition.
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