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Goody voted off TV's Big Brother I'm not racist, says TV's Goody
(30 minutes later)
Jade Goody, at the centre of an alleged racism row on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother, has been evicted. Jade Goody, at the centre of an alleged race row on Celebrity Big Brother, has been evicted from the Channel 4 show.
Goody, 25, was up against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who had been the target of the alleged abuse from Goody and others in the reality TV show.Goody, 25, was up against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who had been the target of the alleged abuse from Goody and others in the reality TV show.
Instead of emerging from the house to a crowd, Goody was taken to a studio for an interview with host Davina McCall. After being shown clips from the Big Brother show, which had led to the allegations, Goody said: "It's nasty.
She looked visibly shocked when McCall showed her clips from TV news headlines about the row, adding "that's intense". "I'm not racist, but looking at that film I can see why it has had the impact it's had," she said.
Impact "I look like one of those people I don't like."
After being shown clips from the Big Brother show, which had led to the allegations, Goody said: "It's nasty." Apology
She added: "It wasn't meant in a racist way at all. I'm not racist, but looking at that film I can see why it has had the impact it's had. Instead of emerging from the house to a crowd - which is usual for an eviction show - Goody was taken straight to a studio for an interview with host Davina McCall.
"I look like one of those people I don't like. She looked visibly shocked when McCall showed her clips from TV news headlines about the row - revealing to Goody that her comments and behaviour in the house had become the subject of questions in the House of Commons and of public debate in India.
"Yes, I said those things and they look nasty, but I'm not racist." She was silent for a few seconds before she said: "That's intense."
Goody received 82% of the total votes cast. Goody, who received 82% of the total votes cast, added: "I apologise to anyone I offended."
Goody, who rose to fame in the non-celebrity version of Big Brother in 2002, already had an inkling there had been a furore around her alleged racist comments before leaving the house.Goody, who rose to fame in the non-celebrity version of Big Brother in 2002, already had an inkling there had been a furore around her alleged racist comments before leaving the house.
She made up with Shetty before the eviction, with Shetty saying she did not believe Goody was racist.She made up with Shetty before the eviction, with Shetty saying she did not believe Goody was racist.
I don't think she would do something that would be anything close to being racist Shilpa ShettyI don't think she would do something that would be anything close to being racist Shilpa Shetty
Goody told Big Brother on Thursday: "I'll be going because people think I'm a racist bitch and I'm not. I'm not at all.Goody told Big Brother on Thursday: "I'll be going because people think I'm a racist bitch and I'm not. I'm not at all.
She added: "I'll be so scared when I've got to go. But I don't want no special treatment, like no-one there or none of that malarkey."She added: "I'll be so scared when I've got to go. But I don't want no special treatment, like no-one there or none of that malarkey."
Viewers have accused Goody, as well as former S Club 7 singer Jo O'Meara, model Danielle Lloyd and Tweed of bullying Shetty. Viewers have accused Goody, as well as former S Club 7 singer Jo O'Meara, model Danielle Lloyd and Goody's boyfriend Jack Tweed of bullying Shetty.
Comments have included Goody calling Shetty "Shilpa Poppadom". Comments have included Goody calling Shetty "Shilpa Poppadom" in a comment to another housemate.
But Goody has insisted she "didn't say Shilpa Poppadom in a racial way" and that she does not judge people "by the colour of their skin". When asked about claims of bullying, Goody told McCall: "I can see why it looks like bullying.
"I'm disgusted in myself for saying what I have just seen myself saying. I don't approve of anything I have said, and I don't approve of my actions."
Goody has insisted on the show that she "didn't say Shilpa Poppadom in a racial way" and that she does not judge people "by the colour of their skin".
Thousands of viewers have complained about the show
In the show that preceded the eviction announcement, Shetty was asked by Big Brother whether - as she had told housemate Cleo Rocos - she felt her argument with Jade was racially motivated.In the show that preceded the eviction announcement, Shetty was asked by Big Brother whether - as she had told housemate Cleo Rocos - she felt her argument with Jade was racially motivated.
But Shetty said: "I think it's a sequence of events that created that misunderstanding and made me believe for maybe a fraction of a second that I thought she was being racist but I don't think so today, in hindsight, that she was being racist.But Shetty said: "I think it's a sequence of events that created that misunderstanding and made me believe for maybe a fraction of a second that I thought she was being racist but I don't think so today, in hindsight, that she was being racist.
Thousands of viewers have complained about the show
"I think that's being too presumptuous on my part, and I give her the benefit of the doubt that she is someone who's nice deep down within her heart and I don't think she would do something that would be anything close to being racist.""I think that's being too presumptuous on my part, and I give her the benefit of the doubt that she is someone who's nice deep down within her heart and I don't think she would do something that would be anything close to being racist."
After talking to Big Brother, during which Goody was asked if she understood why her comments may been seen as racist, Goody asked Shetty to have a chat in the garden.
She told Shetty: "I said something which I just want you to know that it did not mean nothing. I said 'I don't know who she is, Shilpa whatever-her-name-is, Shilpa this, Shilpa that, Shilpa Poppadom'.
"That is what my word was, Shilpa Poppadom. And I didn't say Shilpa Poppadom in a racial way or any form of a racial thing, I do not judge people by the colour of their skin, but I was trying to think of an Indian name and I couldn't think of one."
Shetty replied: "I don't think you're racist, but it did come across as kind of racial, what you said even before that."
She added: "You've said that, it's going to be out and a lot of Indians have heard it. Trust me, it's not gonna go down well."
The furore has seen politicians including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron drawn into the row, while 35 MPs have signed a motion condemning the programme, although Channel 4 has stood by it.The furore has seen politicians including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron drawn into the row, while 35 MPs have signed a motion condemning the programme, although Channel 4 has stood by it.
TV watchdog Ofcom has now had over 36,000 complaints about the programme, leading sponsor Carphone Warehouse to suspend its affiliation with the show.TV watchdog Ofcom has now had over 36,000 complaints about the programme, leading sponsor Carphone Warehouse to suspend its affiliation with the show.