In one particularly famous clip from the 1997 classic, ‘Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery,’ Dr. Evil suggests holding the world ransom for $1 million — only realizing that number alone does not sound impressive enough, quickly bumping it up to $100 billion.

LONDON (AP) — The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion lawsuit threat.

BBC Director General Tim Davie resigned Sunday following controversy over a Panorama documentary accused of misleadingly editing a speech by President Trump related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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The BBC has long weathered accusations of bias. So why did the latest scandal lead to the resignations of the BBC’s director general and head of news? Many have pointed to the BBC board’s internal divisions over how to respond to a memo – leaked to The Daily Telegraph – alleging the BBC had “systemic problems” with its impartiality.

A single edit in a Panorama episode ended up at the epicentre of what some are now calling an existential crisis for the world's biggest broadcaster.

One billion dollars. No, not a line from Dr Evil in an Austin Powers movie, but the jaw-dropping figure US president Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for in an unprecedented lawsuit. Trump has threatened to take legal action after the broadcaster aired a documentary featuring an edited clip of one of his speeches,