West Ham co-owner David Sullivan is suing BBC in £150m defamation claim over a Panorama documentary

West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan is suing the BBC in a £150m defamation claim over the Panorama documentary "Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss", broadcast in June 2026. The High Court claim relates to allegations made by seven women about Sullivan's conduct during the 1980s and 1990s, which he denies. According to court documents seen by Sky Sports News, Sullivan argues the documentary falsely portrayed him as a sexual predator engaged in criminal behaviour, failed to meet standards of responsible journalism, ignored evidence challenging key allegations and presented disputed claims as fact. He is seeking damages, a court order to remove the documentary from BBC platforms, and an injunction against further publication of the allegations. The BBC has been approached for comment. The video also notes that Sullivan stepped down as joint-chair of West Ham on June 6 after the club said he had been made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations.

• David Sullivan is suing the BBC for £150m in a High Court defamation claim
• The claim concerns the Panorama documentary Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss, broadcast in June 2026
• Sullivan denies allegations made by seven women about his conduct in the 1980s and 1990s
• He is also seeking removal of the documentary from BBC platforms; the BBC has been approached for comment

► Subscribe to Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT David Sullivan is suing the BBC in a £150m defamation claim over a Panorama documentary. The West Ham United co-owner is seeking damages after issuing a High Court defamation claim after the BBC broadcast Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss. The claim relates to the programme broadcast in June 2026, which examined allegations made by seven women about Sullivan's conduct during the 1980s and 1990s. Sullivan denies the allegations and in court documents seen by Sky Sports News, he argues the documentary falsely portrayed him as a sexual predator engaged in criminal behaviour. David Sullivan is suing the BBC in a £150m defamation claim over a Panorama documentary. The West Ham United co-owner is seeking damages after issuing a High Court defamation claim after the BBC broadcast Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss. The claim relates to the programme broadcast in June 2026, which examined allegations made by seven women about Sullivan's conduct during the 1980s and 1990s. Sullivan denies the allegations and in court documents seen by Sky Sports News, he argues the documentary falsely portrayed him as a sexual predator engaged in criminal behaviour. Sullivan alleges the BBC failed to meet standards of responsible journalism, ignored evidence that challenged key allegations and presented disputed claims as fact. As well as £150m in damages, Sullivan is seeking a court order requiring the removal of the documentary from BBC platforms and preventing further publication of the allegations. The BBC has been approached for comment. On June 6, Sullivan stepped down from his position as joint-chair of West Ham. In a statement at the time, the club said he resigned after being made "aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations". #bbc #football #westham MMA: https://bit.ly/SkySportsMMA Netball: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNetball NFL: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNFL Rugby League: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyLeague Rugby Union: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyUnion Tennis: https://bit.ly/SkySportsTennis More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skysports ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysports ► X: https://x.com/skysports ►Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire a