BB house raided by police for Pete's Coat [threads merged]

[Nikkos]

Police have seized Pete Burns' "gorilla" coat from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary took action last night after receiving a flood of complaints from viewers of the Channel 4 show.

The Dead Or Alive star has claimed his coat is made from the fur of the endangered animals.

A police spokeswoman said: "Following a number of complaints from members of the public regarding a coat taken into the Big Brother house by Pete Burns, the coat in question has been handed across to police officers from Herts Constabulary.

"The coat will now be tested to determine its origin.

"Herts Constabulary will take positive action to investigate any allegation of criminal activity."

Big Brother asked Burns to hand over the coat.

A show spokesman said: "We have passed the coat to police for investigation. Pete is aware of the situation."

Last week, government minister Jim Knight warned Burns could face jail if the coat turns out to be made from gorilla fur.

Trading in endangered species carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and an unlimited fine.

Surgically enhanced singer Burns had a furious row with animal-loving fellow contestant Jodie Marsh over the coat, which she claimed was cruel.

[SparkleKLW]

It's also on the news as well

Sparkle

[Nikkos]

omg lmao

[Sunny_01]

live streaming does not appear to be on either - it is last nights show!

[Nikkos]

http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/ents/article.adp?id=20060119101209990013

[Razmataz]

Jesus and i was gonna leave .:wink:

[Nikkos]

gladders what did ya get ya warning for may i ask?

[Razmataz]

Originally posted by nikkos12345
gladders what did you get you warning for may i ask?

To be honest with you i am unsure.
I was being publically bullied on the site.
I complained and then decieded to go.
She deserved it when she got a warning

[BB-Rocks]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006000002-2006030219,00.html

[Nikkos]

has there already been a post on this?

[BB-Rocks]

Its on the radio just now aswell

[Nikkos]

lmao am excited...i think theyre gonna be talkin about it on the legendary sho that is...richard and judy!

[BB-Rocks]

lol .. i can't wait to see in the main show tonight:hello: Do you think they will show it?

[BigSister]

proably tommorow

[Dan_]

A lot of fuss over this coat :bored:

[ThaGazBoi]

I know, IMHO i dont see what the problem is..

[sol]

honestly, this country needs to grow up :rolleyes:

[x-Ashley-x]

Haha will it be on tonight or tomorrows show?

[Ruth]

If it's happened today, I guess it would be on the highlights show tomorrow.

[Nikkos]

well the offence can be upto 5 years in jail and an unlimited fine if they determine it is gorilla when they examine the coat... so yeah i kinda see why there's a big deal. :dog:

[ally001]

I heard on the news today that police have taken the coat to investigate whether it's from an endangered species, after complaints from the public.

Anyone heard anymore?

[Siouxsie]

naaaa

[AndyJK]

Originally posted by ally001
I heard on the news today that police have taken the coat to investigate whether it's from an endangered species, after complaints from the public.

Anyone heard anymore?

Gorilla fur my arse. Pete is such a wind-up merchant. :joker:

[ally001]

well we will see.......

[AndyJK]

Considering the importing of Gorilla fur has been banned since 1947, Pete's boyfriend would have had an extremely difficult task importing it into the country. And if he did successfully manage to I doubt he would allow Pete to disclose what the coat was made of to two members of PETA whilst flaunting it around on television.

[Fangz]

Anyone with average observation skills who's gone on a day-trip to a zoo can tell you that's not a gorilla fur. Gorilla fur is shorter and kinda bristly, sometimes with silver on the back, but no long white tassels.

[Milo]

Surely BB has to take a lot of responsibilty if the coat proved to be from gorilla fur.Aren't BB suppose to do important checks at what the contestants bring into the house?

[CharlotteSometimes]

Yeah, but the fur inspection officer was on his tea break when Pete checked in.

If I was the gambling type, I'd put a pretty heavy bet on the coat being nylon.

[James]

Merged the thread...

I think the police raiding the house for this... it smacks of an 'eye-catching initiative' that you sometimes read about.

They could have easily waited till the show was over and dealt with it in private, given that the fur is probably real but not illegal.

[tali]

Now on GMTV Jodie Marsh has just spoken about this. Not very well I might add, although I do agree that if it is real he should not be wearing it!

[CharlotteSometimes]

Jodie Marsh appears in public every day smeared with several inches of Nutella. I find that far more grotesque than a coat which may not even be made of fur at all.

[Ruth]

Originally posted by James
I think the police raiding the house for this... it smacks of an 'eye-catching initiative' that you sometimes read about.

They could have easily waited till the show was over and dealt with it in private, given that the fur is probably real but not illegal.

That's exactly what I thought James - although I have my doubts that it is real fur at all.

[texbex]

I dont think it is made of gorilla fur bcoz they wud of checked it first

[Slartibartfast]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
Jodie Marsh appears in public every day smeared with several inches of Nutella. I find that far more grotesque than a coat which may not even be made of fur at all.

LOL, nutella!! :joker:

[coltrane]

I'm amazed Galloway DOES NOT know that trading in Gorilla or endangered species is ILLEGAL -As he is an MP & "clever asstute man" surely should know? His joking over lunch & other remarks made by him show he's not that clever - or hates the competition from Gorilla's?

:bouncy::puzzled:

[stoney12]

Talking about it over lunch the HM's were saying how ridiculous it all was.A couple of good cracks came out though as they imagined the police surrounding the wardrobe to arrest the coat

"come out with your sleeves rolled up"

"you have the right to remain silent"

haha.

[Sunny_01]

So it is official Pete's coat is not made of Gorilla - it is made from Colobus monkeys. This has now been referred to the CPS to see if a prosecution will carry on as the fur from these monkeys is also NOT allowed to be traded in this country.

[GlitterEyes]

The fact remains it wa a gift so he wouldn't know. I can't see him challenging any decisions made on the coat but I can't see him being fined or anything since he didn't personally buy it. Showing he came on bb with it shows he wasn't aware of any laws etc.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by Sunny_01

So it is official Pete's coat is not made of Gorilla - it is made from Colobus monkeys. This has now been referred to the CPS to see if a prosecution will carry on as the fur from these monkeys is also NOT allowed to be traded in this country.

It was on the front cover of today's Star. I had a quick look at the article when I was in the local shop earlier. They quoted someone from a wildlife park, who was supposedly identifying the coat for the Police. He did indeed confirm that it wasn't gorilla, but only said that it was possibly/probably colobus monkey (as Fangz pointed out when this first became a talking point). He said that they're not classed as an endangered species, so the chances are that there will be no further action taken.

[Fangz]

Sixteen year old girl = smarter than police force and newspapers. Dear god.:rolleyes:

[James]

It was experts at the Natural History museum that identified it. Apparently it has been illegal to import this fur since 1975, however the coat is supposed to be 50 years old.

Although Pete might have received it abroad and brought it into the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4631240.stm

[bb4evax2]

I Love Colobus monkeys!

There like my fav type of Monkeys! - I went it to them in the Zoo Once - there So Funky!!!