英国广播公司在高等法院承认其2024年iPlayer纪录片《PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors》中的多项指控为"一系列非常严重、虚假和诽谤性的"1。BBC同时接受配套新闻文章指控该夫妇对年轻女性员工施压充当代孕者的说法为"虚假和极其有害的"1。作为和解协议的一部分，BBC已撤回相关内容并无条件道歉，并向PinkNews创始人Benjamin Cohen及其丈夫Anthony James支付了"巨额"赔偿1。
这些不实指控曾导致该夫妇遭到儿童和家庭法院咨询和支持服务的调查1。两人随后辞去了各自的公职——Cohen辞去了全球残疾慈善机构受托人职位，James辞去了贝德福德郡医院NHS基金会信托董事会副执行董事职位1。该夫妇将获得的赔偿捐赠给了多发性硬化症协会和贝德福德郡医院NHS慈善机构1。
The BBC has agreed to pay substantial compensation to Benjamin Cohen, founder of PinkNews, and his husband Anthony James following admissions in the High Court that allegations against them were false and defamatory 1. The broadcaster acknowledged in court that a 2024 iPlayer documentary titled "PinkNews: Behind Closed Doors" and accompanying news articles contained "a series of very serious, false and defamatory" accusations regarding sexual misconduct 1. The BBC has since withdrawn the content and issued an unconditional apology 1.
The allegations centered on claims that the couple had pressured young female employees to act as surrogates, which the BBC has now accepted were "false and extremely harmful" 1. The couple had previously faced investigation by children and family court advisory and support services as a result of these accusations 1. Following the case, Cohen stepped down from his position as trustee of a global disability charity, while James resigned as deputy chief executive of Bedford Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's board 1. The couple has committed to donating the compensation received to the MS Society and Bedford Hospital NHS Charity 1.
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