Are powerful men still getting away with abuse? The billionaire businessman Mohamed Al Fayed died without having to answer allegations of sexual abuse.
The women rewriting a monster’s story
Speaking out: Lindsay, Jen, Katherine, Gemma and Nicole spoke to BBC Breakfast about their experiences working for Fayed, whose son Dodi died in a car crash alongside Princess Diana in 1997. Glossary
Mohamed Al Fayed - An Egyptian billionaire businessman who owned the Ritz in Paris and Harrods department store in the UK. He died in 2023.
Court - A place where matters of the law are decided by judges or juries.
Rape - In the UK, rape is defined in law as when someone intentionally uses their penis to penetrate another person's vagina, mouth or anus without their consent.
KC - King's Counsel — a title given to barristers and solicitors (types of lawyers) in the UK.
Jimmy Savile - A British media personality who died in 2011 aged 84. After he died hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse were made against him.
Jeffrey Epstein - He was a financier arrested in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking. He was denied bail ahead of his trail and died while in jail. His death has been officially ruled a suicide by the New York City medical examiner, though a pathologist hired by Epstein's brother claims it may have been a murder.
Harvey Weinstein - A US film producer who is currently in prison after being found guilty of rape. Accusations against him sparked the global #MeToo movement in 2017, in which woman spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment.
Allegations - Claims of wrongdoing.
USA - The United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million.
Prince Andrew - The third child of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II.
Donald Trump - An American politician, media personality, and businessman serving as the 47th president of the United States since January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
Deny - Say that a claim somebody else makes is not true.
Public - Ordinary people in the community or a place where everyone is allowed to go.