PinkNews staff call for resignations of ‘toxic’ bosses amid bombshell allegations of sexual misconduct

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy PinkNews staff have called for the resignation of the couple who run the world’s largest LGBTQ+ news site, accusing the company of fostering a “toxic culture” following explosive sexual misconduct allegations. “Ben is so arrogant, and so sure of himself as one of these great media pioneers that I think he would rather see PinkNews crumble than resign and that is such a mistake.” It is this arrogance that the staff member says has compounded a toxic work culture at the media organisation, resulting in low morale and a high staff turnover, they added. “There are actual intrinsic issues with the way PinkNews is run, but those are only compounded with the way Ben and Anthony are.” They added: “A lot of the time when we were having company-wide meetings people would ask not to have Ben on the call because every time he did, he would say something awful.” The employee recalled a particular period last year when a host of redundancies were made, with people finding out they were losing their jobs “through hearsay,” and the threat of redundancy being used inappropriately. “We would be told there were no new redundancies but then the next week would come around and a few people would have mysteriously disappeared.” The calls for the couple’s resignation come after they were accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct by staff members.