View Full Version : Big Brother receives 1,100 Ofcom complaints
Headie
25-06-2015, 12:41 PM
Ofcom has received more than 1,000 complaints after Big Brother contestant Helen Wood compared fellow contestant Brian Belo to a rapist and murderer.
Belo, who, like Wood, is a former Big Brother winner - quit the show after the row, saying he felt "degraded".
Wood's behaviour drew 3,784 complaints on last year's show - which she went on to win - amid allegations of bullying.
Ofcom said they would assess complaints from Wednesday night's show "before deciding whether to investigate".
Belo became increasingly worked up during Wednesday's show on Channel 5, which saw the contestants invited to play game in which Big Brother posed a series of antagonistic questions for the contestants to answer about each other.
Wood and Belo argued, culminating in Wood telling Belo: "Brian you look like a rapist, you look like a murderer-slash-rapist."
Various contestants told Wood she was "out of order", but she continued her invective, telling Belo "you have issues".
"The men in the white coats are waiting for you, Brian," she told him, as he stormed into the diary room.
The row resulted in Wood and another contestant being given a formal warning.
Speaking in the diary room, a visibly upset Belo said: "I feel like I'm being ganged up on. I don't want to cry. I've tried to keep away from there.
"I shouldn't have come back here. This is really hard. I feel like I'm living in hell. I'm defeated. I'm getting a barrage of abuse."
He described Wood as having "the morals of an alley cat". "I just feel degraded," he told fellow contestant Nikki Grahame.
He ended up quitting the show, by climbing over the garden wall.
Former contestants Wood, Belo - who won in 2007 - and Grahame were brought into the show two weeks ago, as part of this year's "time bomb" theme.
Following his departure, Wood said she had called Belo a rapist "to get a reaction", and was glad he had left the house because he "made my skin crawl".
She added honesty was "one of my best qualities".
In a statement, a Channel 5 spokesman said: "Big Brother takes rule breaking very seriously.
"Helen and Marc (O'Neill) were both warned regarding their behaviour and as with all housemates they continue to be closely monitored at all times."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33269343
Eject Helen FFS
Vicky.
25-06-2015, 12:43 PM
Why the **** do people complain to ofcom? All its doing is making it more and more likely that BB will be taken off air, or incidents will be hidden from us :shrug: Would we prefer big arguments and such weren't shown as they may offend a few delicate flowers? Ofcom cannot remove housemates from the house..infact I am sure it takes a while for them to actually investigate complaints so BB will probably be finished by the time they get round to it, so its all so pointless.
RichardG
25-06-2015, 12:46 PM
There's no need to give people like Helen any airtime on TV to spread their hate
Unfortunately Channel 5 love nastiness so complaints will only encourage them to keep her in longer
Jason.
25-06-2015, 12:47 PM
Isn't this the controversy Channel 5 want?
Isn't this the controversy Channel 5 want?
I'm sure they're not complaining that it's got an article on BBC News.
Ramsay
25-06-2015, 12:50 PM
People who complain :bored:
joeysteele
25-06-2015, 12:51 PM
We are warned before each programme that offensive language, aggressive behaviour and sexual content will be evident during the programme.
No one is allowed to get hurt in BB and really all is covered in that opening statement.
People are just so stupid at times.
With that warning in place at the start of every highlights,then the people who complain to ofcom should never watch it in the first place.
Ofcom should just say and treat it as rival fans complaining about a particular housemate and unless there is actual physical violence against a housemate by another, then no complaints will be acted upon as there is a valid and detailed warning at the start of every programme.
Visage
25-06-2015, 12:51 PM
I'm under the impression they see this as publicity
Tbh last night was the first ofcom worthy event that's happened all series...6 weeks in. They're slacking. January's series had thousands after the first three days.
arista
25-06-2015, 12:52 PM
No Helen has said Sorry
Feck Ofcom
Visage
25-06-2015, 12:52 PM
We are warned before each programme that offensive language, aggressive behaviour and sexual content will be evident during the programme.
No one is allowed to get hurt in BB and really all is covered in that opening statement.
People are just so stupid at times.
With that warning in place at the start of every highlights,then the people who complain to ofcom should never watch it in the first place.
Ofcom should just say and treat it as rival fans complaining about a particular housemate and unless there is actual physical violence against a housemate by another, then no complaints will be acted upon as there is a valid and detailed warning at the start of every programme.
Excellent points Joey.
abhorson
25-06-2015, 12:55 PM
People who complain :bored:
They are mainly the same people complaining last week in London, Glasgow, Manchester. Serial complainers:laugh:
We are warned before each programme that offensive language, aggressive behaviour and sexual content will be evident during the programme.
No one is allowed to get hurt in BB and really all is covered in that opening statement.
People are just so stupid at times.
With that warning in place at the start of every highlights,then the people who complain to ofcom should never watch it in the first place.
Ofcom should just say and treat it as rival fans complaining about a particular housemate and unless there is actual physical violence against a housemate by another, then no complaints will be acted upon as there is a valid and detailed warning at the start of every programme.
If the show doesn't conform with broadcasting standards, it doesn't matter what warning they put at the beginning of each episode, they will still have broken the guidelines.
Whether any guideline has been broken, that's up to ofcom to decide. It does no harm for these thing to be examined and questioned.
Liam-
25-06-2015, 12:56 PM
People who take time out of their day to complain about a tv show, which they could easily switch off and never watch again, are ridiculous.
Kizzy
25-06-2015, 12:57 PM
What a joke...It's 2 adults having a tiff get over it!!!
Jason.
25-06-2015, 12:57 PM
People who take time out of their day to complain about a tv show, which they could easily switch off and never watch again, are ridiculous.
Especially a show that's only watched by like 800k.
chuff me dizzy
25-06-2015, 01:02 PM
There have been lots about Bots bias too,but no one bothers to mention those :bored: Take a look on the Bots Facebook, you will see this place does not reflect the publics view
Why complain? Why not just turn off and ignore. Never understand the complaints over many a trivial thing when there are things going on in the world that are way more important than a TV show.
Let Brian and Helen sort their own battles, jeez, give me strength.
Kazanne
25-06-2015, 01:04 PM
People making mountains out of molehills again,with nothing better to do than moan and complain.
Especially a show that's only watched by like 800k.
...what, Big Brother? No it isn't.
fitz2k2
25-06-2015, 01:10 PM
your wasting your breathe people
uniquedude
25-06-2015, 01:10 PM
Why the **** do people complain to ofcom? All its doing is making it more and more likely that BB will be taken off air, or incidents will be hidden from us :shrug: Would we prefer big arguments and such weren't shown as they may offend a few delicate flowers? Ofcom cannot remove housemates from the house..infact I am sure it takes a while for them to actually investigate complaints so BB will probably be finished by the time they get round to it, so its all so pointless.
Wasn't the whole Jade Goody incident enough....
ItWasJustBanter
25-06-2015, 01:12 PM
Wouldn't be at all surprising if most people complained having read it in the paper rather than watching it
rubymoo
25-06-2015, 01:13 PM
It's easy, get Helen off our screens then nobody complains!
Tom4784
25-06-2015, 01:14 PM
Throw the bullying beast out, I can't believe anyone can actually defend it's actions.
Daniel.
25-06-2015, 01:15 PM
Throw the bullying beast out, I can't believe anyone can actually defend it's actions.
This.
I want it out.
Throw the bullying beast out, I can't believe anyone can actually defend it's actions.
:clap1:
zakman440
25-06-2015, 01:17 PM
Well, I complained to Ofcom. Not just because of the comments themselves, but because the producers let the situation escalate to the point when Brian had to jump over a wall to leave the house, plus the fact that Helen only got off with a formal warning when she clearly should have been ejected.
Kazanne
25-06-2015, 01:18 PM
Well, I complained to Ofcom. Not just because of the comments themselves, but because the producers let the situation escalate to the point when Brian had to jump over a wall to leave the house, plus the fact that Helen only got off with a formal warning when she clearly should have been ejected.
So you think Brian went because of Helen:joker::joker: he went to be with jade ,he more or less admitted it last night,she's out tomorrow anyway
Headie
25-06-2015, 01:19 PM
People are quick to complain when it involves someone they like being put down, but I don't recall anyone making a fuss when that fat cow on the BOTS audience called Adjoa "ebola".
ItWasJustBanter
25-06-2015, 01:20 PM
I hope Jade sees him for what he is before it's too late.
Headie
25-06-2015, 01:20 PM
Throw the bullying beast out, I can't believe anyone can actually defend it's actions.
Preach :worship:
Tarryn
25-06-2015, 01:22 PM
I can't believe Helen is still in there.
She has already said dodgy things about Victor & now this.
BB must be desperate for her to stay but at what cost.
Aaron made one mistake when drunk (not defending it) but Helen has been stone cold sober when saying these things.
She should be gone by now.
Jarrod
25-06-2015, 01:22 PM
People are quick to complain when it involves someone they like being put down, but I don't recall anyone making a fuss when that fat cow on the BOTS audience called Adjoa "ebola".
That was disgusting as well. Adjoa didn't deserve to be called that in any way, she had done nothing wrong and that was bad.
I'm concerned by the amount of people who don't seem to care about what Helen said, or are trying to justify her comments. Last time I checked, telling someone they looked like a rapist or a murderer isn't what I call a fair argument or "banter". It was cruel and manipulative, just like she was last year however we've been unfortunate to have 10 weeks worth of Helen condensed into two weeks and it's ruined the show, the game and it should just end.
Helen should have been removed after what she said. They've removed people for saying less intense things in the past so this should have ended with Helen being removed, but as per usual she got a verbal telling off and she was free to go back to the House and continue spreading her nastiness among the Housemates.
I can only think of what dirt she must have on someone at Channel 5.
chuff me dizzy
25-06-2015, 01:23 PM
I hope Jade sees him for what he is before it's too late.
They deserve each other,but if she was my daughter he wouldnt be anywhere near her after watching how he thinks its ok to treat women
chuff me dizzy
25-06-2015, 01:24 PM
Well, I complained to Ofcom. Not just because of the comments themselves, but because the producers let the situation escalate to the point when Brian had to jump over a wall to leave the house, plus the fact that Helen only got off with a formal warning when she clearly should have been ejected.
Belo jumped the wall for attention ....and he got it,job done
abhorson
25-06-2015, 01:28 PM
They deserve each other,but if she was my daughter he wouldnt be anywhere near her after watching how he thinks its ok to treat women
What is wrong with treating women?
Tom4784
25-06-2015, 01:29 PM
Belo jumped the wall for attention ....and he got it,job done
No, he jumped because Helen is a vicious bully and he couldn't stand to be in the house with the creature anymore.
Jarrod
25-06-2015, 01:30 PM
Belo jumped the wall for attention ....and he got it,job done
I'm slowly questioning your posts. How did he jump for attention? Belo jumped because more than likely producers wouldn't let him leave, and Helen drove him up and out.
Vicky.
25-06-2015, 01:33 PM
Also Helen won't be thrown out. Shes being paid to cause as much controversy as possible. Apparently BBC has a BB headline today. Shes doing her job well. People seem to forget, this is C5, they thrive on drama. Any publicity is good publicity, etc.
Noone find it a bit odd that things like hiding in a suitcase, or chasing someone around the garden draws a tannoy warning from BB...or even slight arguments cause BB to tell the housemates to calm down, yet they stayed out of it completely last night when it CLEARLY went too far?
sungrass
25-06-2015, 01:41 PM
yes its all production. i kinda feel silly for partaking in debates about it now. it doesnt really matter at all in the great scheme of things and Im kinda bored of it now. Its all about publicity. I did laugh when Showbiz fell off his chair and before Hellen came in - and I liked the rebellion. I wish we had more Showbiz falling off his chair stuff - C4 used to get way more viewers that C5 does - I try and persuade my mum to watch it when its funny "dont forget the pastry Joel" - but when she reads about it the papers she thinks its "chavvy" and refuses to watch it - so I dont know if C5s methods are all that effective for raising viewer figures. And I think the brands that pay for advertising, such as Lucazade get associated (its all subliminal) with chavs and fights - which is not good.
Black Dagger
25-06-2015, 01:45 PM
These people need to get a life.
Jake.
25-06-2015, 01:46 PM
deserved
These people need to get a life.
I mean I'd argue that the person accusing people of being cokeheads and looking like murderers and rapists is the one who needs to get a life but ok
Iceman
25-06-2015, 01:48 PM
Offcom brigade at it again. Need to get out more.
sungrass
25-06-2015, 01:49 PM
I'm slowly questioning your posts. How did he jump for attention? Belo jumped because more than likely producers wouldn't let him leave, and Helen drove him up and out.
yes they force you to stay over night and think about it - and also Brians a yes man so they would have manipulated into staying. I think when he Jade he had something to take his mind off all the negativity but with her gone - it was just Marc and Helen following him about to try and wind him up (BOTTS)
and he couldnt escape them - so pyschologically you can see why bolting was a fight or flight reaction. Adrealine does that to you and instead of fight he chose flight. good for him.
Tarryn
25-06-2015, 01:59 PM
I mean I'd argue that the person accusing people of being cokeheads and looking like murderers and rapists is the one who needs to get a life but ok
:worship:
Black Dagger
25-06-2015, 02:07 PM
I mean I'd argue that the person accusing people of being cokeheads and looking like murderers and rapists is the one who needs to get a life but ok
Or people should get less agitated over a show and stop complaining to an organisation that doesn't give a ****.
LukeB
25-06-2015, 02:09 PM
I mean I'd argue that the person accusing people of being cokeheads and looking like murderers and rapists is the one who needs to get a life but ok
:clap1:
Black Dagger
25-06-2015, 02:09 PM
Or people should get less agitated over a show and stop complaining to an organisation that doesn't give a ****.
:clap1:
Liam-
25-06-2015, 02:10 PM
Or people should get less agitated over a show and stop complaining to an organisation that doesn't give a ****.
:clap1:
alex_front2
25-06-2015, 02:10 PM
People who complain :bored:
So complaining when bb8 Emily used the N word was pathetic ?
:clap1:
i like to clap myself too :laugh:
Patricia4
25-06-2015, 02:11 PM
No Helen has said Sorry
Feck Ofcom
:clap1:
That isn't many.
People acted the same when people complained about Daley's behaviour and said that it was their fault the live feed was being reduced etc. Sometimes we're allowed to look beyond the programme and actually view these people as... well, people, and respond appropriately.
Kazanne
25-06-2015, 02:13 PM
I mean I'd argue that the person accusing people of being cokeheads and looking like murderers and rapists is the one who needs to get a life but ok
But Brian can call her Pond life,scum of the earth and a prozzie,why is that ok?
thediaryroomchair
25-06-2015, 02:13 PM
Why the **** do people complain to ofcom? All its doing is making it more and more likely that BB will be taken off air, or incidents will be hidden from us :shrug: Would we prefer big arguments and such weren't shown as they may offend a few delicate flowers? Ofcom cannot remove housemates from the house..infact I am sure it takes a while for them to actually investigate complaints so BB will probably be finished by the time they get round to it, so its all so pointless.
I do not usually complain, but had to the way Brian was treated. Helen's comments were unwarranted and totally out of order. She should be removed.
Arguments naturally occur as there is always an inevitable clash of personalities but this bullying of Brian went too far. He was trying to protect Nikki and he was constantly made fun off by Helen.
She is a vile, disgusting, hateful woman.
But Brian can call her Pond life,scum of the earth and a prozzie,why is that ok?
Because a) she is/was a prostitute, and she's spoken about that fact multiple times and b) judging by her behaviour, I'd say "scum"'s an accurate - and probably overly-polite - word to use.
Will.
25-06-2015, 02:16 PM
well thats given the show publicity, producers are probably laughing away with a BBC article.
thediaryroomchair
25-06-2015, 02:16 PM
She is an irredeemable character. All she does is argue and she thrives on confrontation.
Jack_
25-06-2015, 02:16 PM
I really don't know why people bother complaining to Ofcom. Vicky's right, they don't produce the show and can't make executive decisions like having her removed, they just control what is and isn't acceptable to broadcast and that is wholly detrimental to a show like Big Brother, especially now we don't have 24 hour live feed. The more people complain, the more likely it is that things are going to be covered up more than they already are (Justin Waggott teas) and that isn't a good thing.
If people want to (rightfully) complain, they should do so to Endemol and Channel 5 directly, not the broadcasting regulator. That's just illogical.
Crimson Dynamo
25-06-2015, 02:18 PM
sad facebook hysterical under 25s
get a life
how may complained when he called her pond scum?
twats
sad facebook hysterical under 25s
get a life
how may complained when he called her pond scum?
twats
...well nobody would have complained if Helen had just called him "pond scum" and left it at that so none.
Or people should get less agitated over a show and stop complaining to an organisation that doesn't give a ****.
(also if they 'don't give a ****' then why did they publish the figures?)
Crimson Dynamo
25-06-2015, 02:23 PM
...well nobody would have complained if Helen had just called him "pond scum" and left it at that so none.
yes but he didnt look like pond scum did he
he looked like a murderer
:shrug:
Northern Monkey
25-06-2015, 02:23 PM
C5 loving the attention.This is exactly why Hell-en was put in there.
LukeB
25-06-2015, 02:33 PM
I honestly don't get why people need a life for complaining, i think it's a OTT comment if they want to complain because of something they think needs sorting then so they should. Not their fault they want to watch tv and enjoy the show that they're watching.
Liam-
25-06-2015, 02:34 PM
yes but he didnt look like pond scum did he
he looked like a murderer
:shrug:
:joker:
joeysteele
25-06-2015, 02:58 PM
Offcom brigade at it again. Need to get out more.
They do.
Every year people complain about BB, as they did on Channel 4 too,they are likely people who really hate reality TV and want people to watch more of the Waltons or Little House on the Prairie instead.
Ramsay
25-06-2015, 03:03 PM
So complaining when bb8 Emily used the N word was pathetic ?
Yes it was, the way she said it was in a playful joking matter. I understand it was jjust right after the big race row though.
Northern Monkey
25-06-2015, 03:06 PM
But Brian can call her Pond life,scum of the earth and a prozzie,why is that ok?
As far as i know Brian is'nt actually a rapist or a murderer though.Helen has been a prozzy.It would be an accurate description to call her an "old prozzy"(which i think Brian did say to Nicki about Helen).Pondlife or scum is'nt the same as a rapist or murderer.
Crimson Dynamo
25-06-2015, 03:06 PM
imagine if she had said
"oi bellend, you look like a black rapist"
:omgno:
This forum would have imploded and all we would have left is a big black hole
(thats what she said)
Headie
25-06-2015, 03:08 PM
Yes it was, the way she said it was in a playful joking matter. I understand it was jjust right after the big race row though.
Playful or not, it wasn't acceptable, and instead of admitting it she denied saying it instead, and had a go at Shabnam for calling her racist.
UVB2_97tENY
J2j0iQ9uT_g
JoshBB
25-06-2015, 03:10 PM
Why do people who like Big Brother complain to ofcom? like, if someone is being nasty then just wait until the next opportunity to get them out, root for someone who is schooling them.. etc. dont do something that could get BB taken down ffs
Pete.
25-06-2015, 03:10 PM
Here for it making the news
Kazanne
25-06-2015, 03:12 PM
...well nobody would have complained if Helen had just called him "pond scum" and left it at that so none.
So biased
Crimson Dynamo
25-06-2015, 03:14 PM
Playful or not, it wasn't acceptable, and instead of admitting it she denied saying it instead, and had a go at Shabnam for calling her racist.
UVB2_97tENY
J2j0iQ9uT_g
Oh god I remember that so well
EspeonBB
25-06-2015, 03:24 PM
I feel like CH5 will be pleased with this though. This is literally the only way BB gets headlines nowadays and they'll be thankful for the publicity :rolleyes:
Griffin5779
25-06-2015, 03:25 PM
People who like weak delicate characters like Chloe and Brian are the ones that complain because like Chloe and Brian they are thin skinned and easily take a offense..So brian can be as nasty and aggressive as he wants...but Helen support aren't going to have a heart attack and call to complain
Northern Monkey
25-06-2015, 03:25 PM
Playful or not, it wasn't acceptable, and instead of admitting it she denied saying it instead, and had a go at Shabnam for calling her racist.
UVB2_97tENY
J2j0iQ9uT_gOh i forgot about that.Wth did she let that fly out of her mouth?lol
ruiphillips
25-06-2015, 03:43 PM
channel 5 are in huge denial
Crimson Dynamo
25-06-2015, 03:59 PM
I complained to Ofcom and would do it again at the drop of a hat, she is nasty and cruel and really does deserve to be dropped from all ventures she has her hand in, hopefully by reporting her to Ofcom the daily star will see sense and drop her.
that is why they employ her :joker:
sosadbbend
25-06-2015, 04:00 PM
No Helen has said Sorry
Feck Ofcom
She didn't exactly say sorry for what she said to Brian, she said sorry if her words made other people uncomfortable!
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