'I JUST FROZE'
DJ Tim Westwood ‘victims reveal they felt “dirty and objectified” after he grabbed breasts and performed sex acts’
TIM Westwood's alleged victims have revealed how they felt "dirty and objectified" after the DJ performed sex acts on them.
The ex-Radio 1 DJ has been accused of abusing his position in the music industry to exploit women by "flashing and groping" them.
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Westwood, 64, has vehemently denied the claims and none of his accusers are believed to have reported their allegations to police.
A statement said: "In a career that has spanned 40 years, there have never been any complaints made against him officially or unofficially.
"Tim Westwood strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing."
A total of seven women have told of the alleged abuse between 1992 and 2017 to and .
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Their stories will feature on BBC Three documentary, Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power, which airs at 9pm tonight.
One, who was 17 and the member of an R&B group when she met Westfield, claimed he performed a sex act on her.
She told how the DJ - then aged in his mid-30s - had "absolute power" at the time and took her back to a flat where he stripped her.
The woman, named as Tamara, said she tried to push the former Pimp My Ride UK host away but he just continued.
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She claimed he had sex with her several times over the next few years as their paths continued to cross.
Tamara added: "I think it was almost implied by him that OK, because we'd had the first encounter, I would be up for the next encounter and being young and not having the strength and courage to just say 'Look, no, I don't feel right about this because I don't feel right about it.' It just happened."
Isabel, then aged 19, was pursuing a career in music when she handed a CD to Westwood while he was performing at a club night.
He called her and believing it was a "really good lead", the teen met him in London where he picked her up.
Isabel said she started to panic when she realised they were heading out of the capital and the conversation stopped - making it "menacingly silent".
She accused Westwood of exposing himself on the journey causing her to feel "completely powerless" and "very, very scared".
'FROZEN WITH FEAR'
Once at a flat, Isabel claimed Westwood entered the room completely naked and put a condom on from a box that featured his face due to a promotional campaign he was doing at the time.
She said she was "frozen with fear" when the DJ assaulted her and claimed the alleged abuse made her drop out of the music industry.
Another alleged victim, Pamela, told the BBC she was invited to do work experience with Westwood on Radio 1 to help him understand the UK music scene.
In a chilling echo of Isabel's claims, she said he picked her up in a huge American-style car and repeatedly stroked her leg as they drove.
Pamela, who was told she would be put up in a hotel, was instead taken by the DJ to an apartment where he allegedly kissed her neck and tried to remove her clothing.
She said the situation was "traumatic" and "disgusting" and has slammed both the BBC and Westwood's "celebrity status" for allowing him to get away with his alleged behaviour.
'TRAUMA'
Pamela said: "Me and people like me don't ever get believed when we speak about stuff like this - so we don't."
Four other women revealed they felt "cold and dirty" as they were apparently groped while posing for pictures with the DJ.
The women say they are speaking out in the hope it encourages others to come forward and leads to Westwood being "held accountable" for his behaviour.
Isabel said: "It makes it feel like that wasn't completely for nothing.
"Like, I don't just have this trauma scar for no reason. There's a purpose for other people to not have to experience it."
The celeb is the son of former Anglican Bishop of Peterborough Bill Westwood.
He rose to fame hosting the first nationally-broadcast rap show on UK radio from 1994.
Westwood has won a number of MOBO awards and still has a Saturday night show on Global's Capital Xtra.
In 1999, he was seriously hurt in a drive-by shooting.
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A statement from the BBC said: "The BBC is against all forms of inappropriate behaviour and we are shocked to hear of these allegations.
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"The BBC has strict codes of conduct for all those engaged by the BBC, including on-air presenters."
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