The British BBC issued a public apology after the live broadcast of one of the FA Cup games was interrupted by a pornographic joke.
It all happened when Gary Lineker, a former England footballer and BBC commentator, was presenting the game and Loud sounds like the moans that are often heard in WhatsApp audio jokes leaked through the microphones.
Hours later, Lineker revealed on Twitter that the sound came from a hidden mobile phone that had been “taped to the back of a television” that they were using in the broadcast.
“Regarding the sabotage, it was quite funny,” said the former player on the social network.
Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. As sabotage goes it was quite amusing. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ikUhBJ38Je
—Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) January 17, 2023
In parallel, the BBC apologized for the incident and promised to investigate. “We apologize to viewers who may have been offended during the live coverage of tonight’s game. We are investigating how everything happened,” they said from the prestigious British chain.
Youtuber plays sexual sounds on BBC broadcast
The problem occurred during the BBC’s live broadcast at the Molineux Stadium, minutes before the FA match between Wolves and Liverpool.
Lineker was speaking in pre-match with stuntmen Paul Ince and Danny Murphy when loud wailing sounds began to filter into the microphones.
Gary Lineker experiences a “sex noise prank” during Wolves – Liverpool coverage. #prank #BBC #Lineker pic.twitter.com/ZStbH7kcq0
— Pecheanu Cristian (@cristi_pec) January 18, 2023
Lineker was surprised and did his best to remain serious as he looked for other commentators to continue driving. The presenter tried not to laugh at the incident as the moans grew louder, telling another of the hosts: “I think someone is sending something to someone’s phone. I don’t know if they’ve heard it at home.”
Liverpool scored a goal in the first half and during the half-time analysis, Lineker told his colleagues: “Harvey Elliott’s goal was a scream…which wasn’t the only one we had tonight.”
Hours later, the British youtube Daniel Jarvis He claimed to be responsible for the incident. The influencer like Jarvo69 said in the networks how he reproduced the sexual sound from his phone: he left a device in the television studio and activated it with his mobile, remotely.
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