This Morning editor Martin Frizell has said "scores are being settled" and has denied toxicity claims at This Morning.
He has spoken out after Phillip Schofield's departure from the daytime show and ITV after admitting to a workplace relationship.
Some have claimed that there was a "toxic" work environment at the show, but Mr Frizell has since denied this.
He made the comments as the Chair of the Culture Committee accused the channel of "lurching from one disaster to another" after more details of the relationship came to light.
Mr Frizell denied he was "concerned" about the external review which is to be carried out into ITV after concerns have been raised about safeguarding.
Firstly declining to answer questions about the review, Martin said: "There's lots of questions to answer but there's a KC appointed for an external review and anything we may say now could be prejudicial, so I'd rather not.
"There will be lots of time once it's all over to go through who did what, when, why, but I'd rather not just now, thanks."
However, he went on to explain that he was not concerned: "No, we're looking forward to speaking to the KC, she's very learned. She'll get to the bottom of the questions to be answered, I'm sure she will find those answers.
"All I want to say is I working with a fantastic team of mainly women, many mums, a lot of them concerned for their jobs although we've told them they don't need to be.
"This is the 23rd day now of being on the front page and it's tiring. They worked all through covid brilliantly, they worked all through this putting a programme out [...] and I just think they need a bit of respite now."
He was then asked whether he thinks there is a toxic culture at This Morning, to which he replied: "I think you've got to read between the lines. There's some scores being settled."
Phillip talked about his workplace relationship in interviews with the BBC and The Sun.
He admitted that he had lied to colleagues about the affair, as well as lying to his co-host Holly Willoughby.
