DJ Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women.
The hip-hop DJ, 64, is accused of unwanted sexual conduct and dating assaults between 1992 and 2017.
He has vehemently denied the charges, for the first time. First reported in the Guardian and BBC. "Any suggestion that he acted or acted in the manner described would be grossly untrue and defamatory," a spokesman told the media.
Standard has attempted to contact Mr Westwood's representative for further comment.
Seven women, all black, claim to have met Mr. Westwood through his work. Their story will appear in the BBC Three documentary 'Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power', which airs on BBC Three at 9pm.
Their names have been changed to protect their identities. None of the women who spoke to the BBC and the Guardian knew each other.
One of the accusers, using the name Isabel, alleges that the DJ drove them to an apartment and began unwanted sex when she was 19 and he was 53. She claims he exposed his genitals to her in the car, leaving her feeling "completely helpless".
Another alleges that Mr Westwood forced her to engage in unwanted oral sex when she was 17 and a member of a British R&B group.
The woman, who calls herself Tamara, says Mr Westwood can 'make or break your career'.
“If you wanted any kind of exposure, you would try to send him your demo and pray that he would play it. He has absolute power,” she said.
Four other people claim they were stalked by Mr Westwood at events, the Guardian reported.
A BBC statement to the PA news agency said: “The BBC is against all forms of inappropriate behavior and we are shocked to hear these allegations. The BBC has strict codes of conduct for everyone engaged by the BBC, including those who present online programmes.
DJ, son of Bill Westwood, the former Anglican Bishop of Peterborough who died in 1999, began his career on local radio before joining Capital Radio in London and later having his own show on BBC Radio 1.
He was injured in a drive-by shooting in Kennington, south London, on July 18, 1999, and he was hospitalized.
He left the BBC in 2013 to work at Capital Xtra, where he presented a show on Saturday nights.
Its representative said in a statement: “Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate conduct.
In a profession that has spanned forty years, there have in no way been any court cases made in opposition to him formally or unofficially.
“Tim Westwood strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing.”
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