Ex-BBC executive sued by luxury hotel bosses over ‘£740,000 unpaid bill’

A FORMER BBC govt is being sued by bosses at a luxurious lodge over an alleged £740,000 unpaid invoice.

Jason Blain, 51, spent eight months within the penthouse of London’s Mandarin Oriental after initially reserving in for six nights.

Ex-BBC govt Jason Blain is being sued by Mandarin Oriental bosses over an alleged £740,000 unpaid invoice

The 51-year-old spent eight months within the lodge's penthouseCredit score: Getty

He nonetheless owes cash for the £4,725-a-day suite, it's claimed, with different prices together with £30,110 for valet parking, £55,000 in service prices and £25,497 for room service.

Court docket papers present Mr Blain’s “chief of employees” employed the suite for six nights in October 2020.

Earlier than leaving in June final yr, Mr Blain — a director of 27 corporations — emailed the Hyde Park lodge to say: “The invoice is in fact my debt and this shall be reversed at a future level.”

A writ filed at London’s Excessive Court docket exhibits he has paid £508,500 of his £1.24million invoice however the remaining is excellent.

Mr Blain, as soon as BBC Worldwide’s enterprise improvement boss, may also face calls for for prices and curiosity.

His defence to the lodge’s declare has but to be made public.