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Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins dropped from Big Brother (Aus) after flouting hotel quar
Source: ABC (Australia)
Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins dropped from Big Brother after flouting hotel quarantine rules
By Melissa Clarke
Posted 13h ago, updated 10h ago
Channel 7 has dropped controversial British commentator Katie Hopkins from a reality television program after she bragged about flouting hotel quarantine rules in Sydney.
Ms Hopkins was sacked as a newspaper columnist and radio host in the United Kingdom for comparing migrants to cockroaches and calling for a "final solution" for Muslims, and was permanently banned from Twitter in 2020 for breaching the platform's "hateful conduct" policy.
While in hotel quarantine, ahead of appearing on Channel 7's Big Brother VIP, she boasted about the ways she was undermining the hotel's safety protocols, describing the lockdown as a "hoax."
Her actions have drawn widespread anger, with both government and opposition MPs condemning her behaviour and Australians stranded overseas demanding to know how she secured a place in quarantine.
The Seven Network and production company Endemol Shine Australia said in a statement that "Katie Hopkins is not a part of Big Brother VIP".
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By Melissa Clarke
Posted 13h ago, updated 10h ago
Channel 7 has dropped controversial British commentator Katie Hopkins from a reality television program after she bragged about flouting hotel quarantine rules in Sydney.
Ms Hopkins was sacked as a newspaper columnist and radio host in the United Kingdom for comparing migrants to cockroaches and calling for a "final solution" for Muslims, and was permanently banned from Twitter in 2020 for breaching the platform's "hateful conduct" policy.
While in hotel quarantine, ahead of appearing on Channel 7's Big Brother VIP, she boasted about the ways she was undermining the hotel's safety protocols, describing the lockdown as a "hoax."
Her actions have drawn widespread anger, with both government and opposition MPs condemning her behaviour and Australians stranded overseas demanding to know how she secured a place in quarantine.
The Seven Network and production company Endemol Shine Australia said in a statement that "Katie Hopkins is not a part of Big Brother VIP".
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Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-18/katie-hopkins-visa-under-review/100302662