Ashley Cain

Former footballer; television personality

English Nuneaton, England

Ashley Cain publicly apologized for historical social media posts that contained misogynistic and abusive language toward women. He said the comments were made over a decade ago, that he was “not proud” of them, and that he did not deny or condone what had been written.

The BBC withdrew a planned documentary project involving Ashley Cain after allegations emerged that his past social media posts used explicit sexist and misogynistic language. The broadcaster said its vetting process had failed and indicated there would be no future BBC projects with him.