Ross’s decision to quit ‘not pay-related’

JONATHAN ROSS, the BBC’s highest-paid TV star, sensationally quit yesterday after 13 years at the Corporation.

Ross’s decision to quit ‘not pay-related’

The controversial chat show host, whose reported £18 million (€20m) three-year contract was due to expire in the summer, insisted his decision was not related to his pay packet.

His decision comes just more than a year since the notorious Sachsgate scandal, over which Ross was suspended for three months, and followed reports that Ross’s future at the BBC was looking increasingly uncertain.

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