Ofcom has confirmed that it has launched investigations in to three incidents from Big Brother 2012, including Conor McIntyre’s controversial comments about Deana Uppal.
The watchdog has recieved a total of 1,225 complaints about the series so far, the majority of which concern the Irish trainer’s ‘abusive’ behaviour towards the Miss India UK contestant.
Elsewhere, 114 complaints were made about an allegedly ‘racist’ slur Caroline used against Adam, whom she labelled a ‘ridiculous gorilla’ with ‘no sanitation’.
In addition, 3 people complained about an appearance from ex-housemate Victor Ebuwa on spin-off Bit On The Side, during which he called the current contestants “functioning retards”.
A Channel 5 spokesperson said: “Channel 5 is committed to complying with Ofcom’s broadcasting code and will help to facilitate a speedy investigation into this particular episode of Big Brother and Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.”
Executive producer Denis O’Connor
previously defended the decision not to remove Conor, claiming his actions had been “out of character”.
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