United Kingdom, May 16 -- Scott Mills is reportedly suing the BBC after being sacked.

The 53-year-old presenter was abruptly fired from the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in March after the emergence of "new information" relating to his "personal conduct" - which was later revealed to be linked to allegations of a historic sexual offence - but he has enlisted legal support as he believes he was unfairly dismissed.

Friends of the DJ believe he was used as a "scapegoat" by the broadcaster's then-outgoing director-general Tim Davie, who wanted to take a zero tolerance approach following a string of scandals involving high-profile presenters, and so Scott's legal team at Level Law have been negotiating with the BBC for weeks.

A source told Dai...