Gary Lineker ‘wept’ and was ‘in shock’ after walk out – BBC ‘in meltdown’ with the ‘industry appalled’Gary Lineker was reportedly “in shock” after hearing that many of his colleagues have walked out after the presenter was ‘taken off air’ by the BBC.
The BBC’s decision to remove Lineker from Match of the Day has angered many of their own workers. Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Jermaine Jenas, Micah Richards and Alex Scott have all since announced that they will not take part in the programme,are now reporting that Lineker ‘wept when he found out his pals had publicly backed him after the BBC took him off air’.that Lineker “wanted to go on air but this was not his decision”. They add that “everyone at the BBC is in meltdown”.
“Everyone in the industry is appalled at how Gary has been hung out to dry, and the general BBC inconsistency.“Gary wasn’t willing to pretend to support something he vehemently doesn’t agree with.