BBC faces fury for Newsnight interview with TikTok tearaway Mizzy and giving him a platform to boast about how he doesn’t need to do ‘pranks’ anymore because he is ‘established’
- ‘Mizzy’, 18, is an English prankster and influencer on YouTube and TikTok
- He has been wearing a tag after release on bail over alleged criminal behaviour
The BBC is facing criticism for its Newsnight interview with TikTok tearaway Mizzy – giving him a platform to boast about how he does not need to do ‘pranks’ anymore because he is ‘established’.
The 18-year-old father appeared on the show last night to discuss the hold social media ‘bad boy’ and misogynist Andrew Tate still appears to have on teenage boys.
Mizzy has been wearing a tag following his release on bail from HMP Thameside over alleged breaches of a criminal behaviour order.
Fined for entering someone’s home for a prank he filmed, he was also involved in other stunts such as knocking a man into a road, running away with an elderly woman’s dog and asking a man on a railway platform if he wanted to die.
Tate, who previously claimed that men own women, earlier gave a BBC interview from Romania where he is under house arrest on suspicion of rape, human trafficking offences and organised crime.
The BBC is facing criticism for its Newsnight interview with TikTok tearaway Mizzy (pictured)
Mizzy was previously fined for entering someone’s home uninvited for a prank he filmed
Asked if he would criticise Tate, Mizzy said last night: ‘That’s you man’s job. That doesn’t matter to me.
‘[We admire] his confidence and his stride and the way he talks and carries himself.
‘I respect women fully. I was raised by a single mum… I live in the hood like.’
Criticising the BBC on Twitter, Conservative member Chris Rose said: ‘Why is Mizzy on Newsnight? We should not reward or incentivise his illegal, anti-social behaviour. Idiotic decision by the BBC.’
Discussing his past behaviour, Mizzy said: ‘I don’t need to do pranks anymore. I’m established as a prankster – you guys call me a prankster.
‘I don’t look up to Andrew Tate. I don’t think he’s a role model or anything. I don’t look up to nobody.
‘I am my own person – everyone is their own person – we don’t need to look up to no one.’
The 18-year-old father appeared on the show last night to discuss the hold social media ‘bad boy’ and misogynist Andrew Tate still appears to have on teenage boys
Andrew Tate (pictured) earlier gave a BBC interview from Romania where he is under house arrest on suspicion of rape, human trafficking offences and organised crime
Feminist author Laura Bates also appeared on the show
Former English-American kickboxer Tate previously told the BBC that he never encouraged people to mistreat females.
‘I have never ever encouraged a student to attack a teacher, male or female ever,’ he said. ‘I preach hard work, discipline.
‘I’m an athlete. I preach anti-drugs, I preach religion, I preach no alcohol, I preach no knife crime. Every single problem with modern society I’m against.’
Mizzy then accused the BBC of giving Tate a platform, adding that it was even giving himself a platform. ‘Everything I’m doing is bad apaprently, is what you’re saying. I’m on BBC news, I mean, come on,’ he said.
‘You are playing the game. You’re playing the game and it’s all the system.’
MailOnline has contacted the BBC for comment.
