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Andi Oliver Refuses to Forgive Chris Moyles Over 2001 Radio 1 Comments About Her Daughter

She says she still 'kind of' wants to kill Moyles for a phone-in that asked if listeners would 'shag' her 16-year-old daughter, highlighting unresolved duty-of-care debates.

Overview

  • Andi Oliver told The i Paper she has never forgiven Moyles and still 'loathes' him for the 2001 Radio 1 segment targeting her then-16-year-old daughter, Miquita.
  • Oliver compared Moyles’s misogynistic behaviour to that of a 'drunk racist', arguing any backpedalling would only reveal his prejudices.
  • The Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld a complaint at the time, ruling that Moyles’s explicit humour exceeded acceptable boundaries for its afternoon slot.
  • Oliver criticised broadcasters for failing to protect her daughter and said early-2000s 'lad culture' norms allowed such remarks to go unchecked.
  • Neither Moyles nor the BBC has responded to Oliver’s renewed criticism as discussions over media misogyny and accountability persist.