The broadcaster was set to air Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence at Christmas, however it will no longer be scheduled.
A statement from the BBC read: “These are serious allegations, which Ed Westwick has strenuously denied.
“The BBC is not making any judgement but until these matters are resolved we will not include Ordeal By Innocence in the schedules.”
Furthermore, the actor has “paused” filming the second series of White Gold which debuted on the BBC earlier this year.
The broadcaster added: “The independent production company making White Gold has informed us that Ed Westwick has paused from filming while he deals with these allegations.”
Ordeal By Innocence, was set to be three-parts starring Bill Nighy and Eleanor Tomlinson, and one of the BBC‘s key festive dramas.
It comes after two women accused the former Gossip Girl star of rape, one in February 2014 and the other in July 2014.
Yesterday, the 30-year-old took to his Twitter page to deny the allegations issuing a statement to his 1.01 million followers.
“It is disheartening and sad to me that as a result of two unverified and provably untrue social media claims, there are some in this environment who could ever conclude I have had anything to do with such vile and horrific conduct,” he wrote.
“I have absolutely not, and I am cooperating with the authorities so that they can clear my name as soon as possible.”
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