Gary Lineker To Leave BBC After Sharing Video Featuring Antisemitic Trope
They think it’s all over — it is now. Gary Lineker will leave the BBC after 30 years this weekend.
The BBC’s highest-paid presenter, earning £1.35M ($1.8M), will exit after he presents his final Match of the Day highlights show on Sunday — a year earlier than planned.
Lineker’s abrupt departure follows him sharing a now-deleted Instagram video from the Palestine Lobby account that overlaid a cartoon rat emoji on top of an explainer about the Israel-Gaza war and Zionism. Rats have historically been used as an antisemitic trope.
Lineker apologized for the post, but his position was considered untenable following a string of controversies about his social media use, which have called into question the BBC’s impartiality.
BBC director general Tim Davie said: “Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made. Accordingly, we have agreed he will step back from further presenting after this season.
“Gary has been a...
The BBC’s highest-paid presenter, earning £1.35M ($1.8M), will exit after he presents his final Match of the Day highlights show on Sunday — a year earlier than planned.
Lineker’s abrupt departure follows him sharing a now-deleted Instagram video from the Palestine Lobby account that overlaid a cartoon rat emoji on top of an explainer about the Israel-Gaza war and Zionism. Rats have historically been used as an antisemitic trope.
Lineker apologized for the post, but his position was considered untenable following a string of controversies about his social media use, which have called into question the BBC’s impartiality.
BBC director general Tim Davie said: “Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made. Accordingly, we have agreed he will step back from further presenting after this season.
“Gary has been a...
- 5/19/2025
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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