Scott Mills' colleague Jeremy Vine has stated that the decision to terminate Mills' employment is unfair, with Mills being one of the top broadcasters at the BBC, and having been taken off air the previous week following a complaint.

Mills presented his last show on March 24, and despite informing listeners he would return the following day, he did not come back on air, and it was revealed by The Mirror on Monday morning that Mills' employment with the corporation had been terminated due to a complaint.

It was discovered that the complaint was related to a historic relationship that occurred over a decade ago, and the Metropolitan Police later confirmed that an investigation had been launched in December 2016, following a referral from another force, concerning allegations of serious sexual offenses against a teenage boy, which allegedly took place between 1997 and 2000.

Jeremy Vine claims that the decision to sack Scott Mills was unfair, as seen in a photo from PA, and Vine, who hosts the show immediately after Mills, broke the news during the lunchtime bulletin for listeners.

After summarizing his show, Vine invited listeners to contact the show with their thoughts on the decision to sack Mills, and while he shared that he was upset, Vine also believed that the corporation's bosses sacked Mills due to their handling of the Huw Edwards incidents.

At the beginning of his show, Vine stated that Scott Mills' sacking had left many people confused, and asked listeners for their opinions on the matter, saying "What do you make of it? I'd love to know?"

Vine explained that the news of Mills' sacking came as a complete shock to those working at the station, and that the presenter of the Breakfast Show, Scott Mills, had been sacked due to allegations related to his personal conduct, with the news being announced just before 12 the previous day.

The investigation by the CPS into the claims was dropped due to insufficient evidence, as shown in a photo from the BBC, and Vine went on to explain that Scott's sacking was with immediate effect, and an email sent to staff by Director of Music, Lorna Clarke, confirmed that Scott had been let go.

Vine described the episode as very painful for those who know Scott, given his popularity in the building, and the BBC's Media and Culture Editor, Katie Razzell, later acknowledged that the period when the probe began, in 1997, was the year before Scott joined Radio 1's early breakfast show.

When the investigation was launched, Mills was working at Heart, and speaking about the incidents involving Scott, Vine added that there hadn't been a crime, as Mills was never charged with an offense, and said "The whole point is there wasn't a crime, and that's where this gets difficult, the met have been over it and there is no crime.

Vine stated that the situation was dealing with something being called misbehavior, and there was a thought that the BBC had sacked Huw Edwards and now wished they had acted sooner, and decided to treat Scott in the same way they wished they had treated Huw, which Vine believed would be unfair.

A BBC source said that Broadcasting House was in total shock, and those in the newsrooms let out audible gasps as The Mirror report broke, and at the time Scott was being investigated, he was in his 40s, with the first alleged incident occurring when he was approximately 24 years old.

The timeline of incidents ended in 2000, at which point Scott would have been around 27, and the BBC has said that Tony Hall, who was Director General at the time of the incidents, was not aware of the allegations, with the Metropolitan Police not identifying people subject to an investigation before any charges are brought.

A spokesperson for the Met said that in December 2016, they began an investigation following a referral from another police force, concerning allegations of serious sexual offenses against a teenage boy, which were reported to have taken place between 1997 and 2000.

As part of the investigation, a man who was in his 40s at the time of the interview was questioned by police under caution in July 2018, and a full file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, who determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges, leading to the investigation being closed in May 2019.

The Met confirmed that the boy was under 16, and the news has left many in shock, with more information available on the latest showbiz news and gossip by following Mirror Celebs on social media platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.