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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sirin Kale

BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women ‘slags’, ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’

Cain, who has a large bushy beard, speaks to camera while leaning against a wall
Cain on Into the Danger Zone. BBC executives have in the past praised his ‘exceptional’ ability to connect with young men. Photograph: BBC

A BBC presenter lauded by the corporation for his appeal to young male audiences has a history of making abusive and misogynistic remarks about women, whom he has variously called “slags”, “sluts”, “psychos” and “bitches”, the Guardian can reveal.

Ashley Cain is the presenter of the BBC Three documentary series Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone, which was filmed on location earlier this year after the BBC commissioned a second series.

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