Overview
- Viewers circulated clips of the BBC News interview in which an audible inhale followed DC3 listing Santan Dave, Kendrick Lamar and Jesus Christ among his heroes.
- Social media users accused Geeta Guru-Murthy and the BBC of anti-Christian bias, while others joked about impartiality rules.
- The BBC called the allegation "categorically untrue" and a source said the presenter was simply taking a breath before ending the segment.
- Guru-Murthy reiterated that explanation in a post on X, writing she was breathing in and that any other suggestion was untrue.
- DC3, an 18-year-old from Northampton nominated for MOBO Best Newcomer and Best Gospel Act ahead of the March 26 ceremony in Manchester, shared the clip and affirmed his faith.