Celebrity Big Brother will not be investigated over complaints about Winston McKenzie’s comments or televising Angie Bowie’s reaction to news of David Bowie’s death.
More than 400 viewers complained to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom when former Ukip spokesman Winston made a homophobic comment during a video interview that was shown minutes before he entered the house.
Ofcom also looked into 33 complaints made when Channel 5 showed a preview of Angie reacting to her ex-husband’s death at the end of an episode.
An Ofcom spokesperson said that while they had received a number of complaints about the reality TV show, they would not further be investigating complaints about Winston or Angie’s reaction.
They said: “We are satisfied that Channel 5 broadcast clear and appropriate warnings about the potentially offensive content, and intervened in heated exchanges and situations at appropriate times.”
“We have also taken into account the audience’s expectations of this well-established reality format, and that the series is aired after the watershed.”
Ofcom confirmed that complaints regarding the confusion in the house over whether David Gest or David Bowie had died are still being assessed.
US reality star Tiffany Pollard was at the centre of a storm in the house when she mistakenly thought fellow housemate David Gest had died, when it was in fact Bowie.
The watchdog also ruled that BBC’s The One Show was in breach regarding a dwarf joke made by comedian Jimmy Carr during a November 2015 episode.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: “We found this programme broke broadcasting rules because of offensive comments made by comedian Jimmy Carr.
“We found Jimmy Carr’s comments, which attempted to derive humour from the medical condition of dwarfism, were capable of causing considerable offence.
“Although one of the presenters made an apology towards the end of the programme, we considered it was not sufficient to mitigate the offence caused by Mr Carr’s remarks.”
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