Ch4 boss defends Big Brother
Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan today defended the decision to keep Celebrity Big Brother on air – saying the issues raised were “unquestionably a good thing”.
Making his first public comment about the controversy, Mr Duncan said he would not be pulling the plug on the format.
The Channel 4 chief executive told a media conference in Oxford: “The level of complaint and comment shows the programme has touched a real nerve.
“The debate has been heated, the viewing has at times been uncomfortable but, in my view, it is unquestionably a good thing that the programme has raised these issues and provoked such a debate. These attitudes, however distasteful, do persist – we need to confront that truth.”
He said Jade had been spoken to about her comments in footage which would be seen in tonight’s show.
