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Jade Goody’s CBB racism row\u00a0<\/h3>\n
In 2007, Ofcom received 44,500 complaints over the infamous racism row between Jade Goody and Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.<\/p>\n
During the season of Celebrity Big Brother, some of the housemates called Shilpa a \u201cPrincess\u201d and \u201cThe Indian\u201d, claiming they could not pronounce her name.<\/p>\n
Jade, who died of cervical cancer in 2009, also told Shilpa she needed \u201ca day in the slums\u201d, \u201cetiquette lessons\u201d and called her \u201cShilpa Poppadom\u201d.<\/p>\n
The moment sparked widespread controversy and Ofcom concluded that Channel 4 breached the broadcasting code and made \u201cseveral editorial misjudgements\u201d. The channel was subsequently forced to broadcast a series of apologies.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Piers Morgan quit Good Morning Britain after his comments about Meghan Markle\u2019s Oprah interview sparked 57,121 complaints.<\/p>\n The journalist had said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t believe\u201d the Duchess of Sussex\u2019s statements about her mental health struggles, including that she had felt suicidal and \u201cdidn\u2019t want to be alive\u201d. The next day, the TalkTV presenter stormed off the set after a debate about Meghan with Alex Beresford.<\/p>\n Ofcom investigated his comments and ITV confirmed Piers was leaving his role with immediate effect.<\/p>\n Later that year, Ofcom ruled that the controversial moment did not breach the broadcasting code due to Piers\u2019 \u201cfreedom of expression\u201d.<\/p>\n Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s 2011 appearance on BBC\u2019s The One Show received 31,000 complaints after he quipped that striking public sector workers should be \u201cexecuted in front of their families\u201d.<\/p>\n Ofcom launched an investigation but cleared the Clarkson\u2019s Farm star, saying his viewers should be familiar with his \u201cprovocative and outspoken nature\u201d.<\/p>\n A 1992 episode of Ghostwatch, presented by Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene and Mike Smith, was said to have left viewers \u201ctraumatised\u201d as the hosts went on \u201clive ghost hunts\u201d.<\/p>\n The complaint-sparking moment came when viewers witnessed what they believed was Sarah being killed by a ghost named Pipes as the show stopped suddenly with just dead air.<\/p>\n Ofcom received 30,000 complaints and The British Medical Journal reported that at least two children suffered from PTSD after watching it.<\/p>\n As a result, the BBC show was banned for 10 years. However, it has never aired again and is only available on DVD.<\/p>\n The Celebrity Big Brother \u201cpunch row\u201d in 2018 received 25,327 complaints after Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett accused Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas of deliberately hurting her, branding him a \u201cwoman beater\u201d in an exchange many viewers saw as play-fighting.<\/p>\n Ryan repeatedly and emotionally denied Roxanne\u2019s accusations and the actress later admitted that she got it wrong.<\/p>\n Speaking to host Emma Willis after she left the CBB house, Roxanne said she had become \u201cthe most hated girl in Britain\u201d and that the backlash had been \u201ca lot to deal with\u201d.<\/p>\n Despite becoming the most complained about TV moment of that year, Ofcom cleared Channel 5, ruling that it did not break any rules by showing the row play out over several days.<\/p>\n Matt Hancock taking part in the 2022 series of I\u2019m\u00a0A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! became one of the most complained about TV moments of the year with 1968 complaints.<\/p>\n The majority of complaints objected to the former Health Secretary appearing on the show following his handling of the Covid pandemic. Meanwhile, other viewers expressed concerns about how he was being treated by the other campmates.<\/p>\n Ofcom said in a statement that there is \u201cno ban on any particular person taking part in programmes\u201d and, despite the backlash, Matt made it all the way to the final and finished in third place.<\/p>\n In 2005, The Jerry Springer Show was turned into a musical on BBC Two called The Opera. It received 55,000 complaints over provocative themes including swearing, a joke about Jesus being \u201ca bit gay\u201d and tap-dancing members of the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n The Opera provoked accusations of blasphemy and a large backlash from religious campaigners.<\/p>\n However, later that year Ofcom ruled that the programme did not breach broadcasting guidelines. The regulator stated that although The Opera “clearly had the potential to offend and indeed the intention to shock, it was set in a very clear context as a comment on modern TV”.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nJeremy Clarkson\u2019s The One Show\u00a0rant<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMichael Parkinson\u2019s\u00a0Ghostwatch\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nRoxanne Pallett’s Celebrity Big Brother \u2018Punchgate\u2019\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMatt Hancock on I\u2019m\u00a0A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nJerry Springer: The Opera\u00a0<\/h3>\n