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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20721181

The family of Justin Lee Collins' ex-girlfriend have begun a petition over reports that her abuser could appear on Celebrity Big Brother as a housemate.

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petition...ty-big-brother

TV presenter Collins was convicted in October of harassment causing fear of violence to Anna Larke during a "campaign of abuse".

Miss Larke, 38, said it would "trivialise domestic abuse" to use Collins in the programme in January.

A spokesman for Channel 5 said it never confirmed housemates before broadcast.

Collins, 38, of Kew, south-west London, had denied the charge but was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 140 hours of unpaid work at St Albans Crown Court.

Speaking to the BBC, Miss Larke said she was shocked that, just two months on, Collins could "make a comeback" on the reality show.

"The whole idea is just tacky and irreverent," she said.

"I don't think he should go on the show and be given the chance to talk about what happened - it's wrong.

"People who have read about his abuse won't believe they are seeing him on TV - but it will get people watching.

"He's got that massive forum in front of millions of people."

She said she decided with her brother, Alex, to start a petition.

Mr Larke, of Welwyn Garden City, said: "She's absolutely in bits. It's as if what happened to her is not being taken seriously.

"I've organised this, with her blessing. People have already said to me that it's just morally wrong."

The petition states: "Justin Lee Collins is a convicted domestic abuser and a bully who put my sister through a sustained campaign of emotional abuse."

It added that it was "disgusting" that Collins would be "rewarded for his abhorrent behaviour" and calls on signatories to "support victims of domestic abuse by showing Channel 5 this will not be tolerated."

I've signed .....