FURIOUS Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt could leave BBC Breakfast after execs formally cleared their boss of bullying, sources claimed yesterday.
Complaints against under-fire editor Richard Frediani were not upheld following a probe that rocked the award-winning show.
Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty could leave BBC Breakfast after execs formally cleared their boss of bullying, sources claimed[/caption]
The inquiry, first revealed by The Sun in June, sparked counter-claims against main hosts Munchetty, 50, and Stayt, 63.
Frediani has now been backed by Beeb bosses and will remain in his role on daytime and News At One.
A source said: “He makes no pretence of the fact he is old-school and that means some people won’t like his working practices but they are delivering excellent results and that’s what matters most to him.
“He feels like it has been a witch hunt and it’s taken its toll but is cracking on.
“Naga and Charlie are furious and feel like the BBC have backed him over them.
“No one would be surprised if they ended up leaving.
One incident last year saw Frediani, right, allegedly shake a female editor, whose complaint was upheld.
Meanwhile, the hosts remain “under review” following bullying complaints as part of a “listening” investigation led by HR.
The Sun told how Naga once laid into an intern for incorrectly spreading Marmite on her toast.
A BBC spokesman said: “While we do not comment on individual HR matters, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously.”