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Lawyer joins Big Brother review | Lawyer joins Big Brother review |
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Channel 4 has appointed a human rights lawyer to join its review of the reality show Big Brother. | Channel 4 has appointed a human rights lawyer to join its review of the reality show Big Brother. |
Rabinder Singh QC will sit as the independent member on a three-strong panel commissioned in the wake of the race row which erupted last week. | Rabinder Singh QC will sit as the independent member on a three-strong panel commissioned in the wake of the race row which erupted last week. |
Jade Goody and fellow housemates are accused of racist bullying towards Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. | Jade Goody and fellow housemates are accused of racist bullying towards Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. |
Goody told a talkshow on Tuesday that she was living in fear and her home had been vandalised. | Goody told a talkshow on Tuesday that she was living in fear and her home had been vandalised. |
"I haven't been staying at home because, as you can imagine, things haven't been great," she said during an appearance on Five talk show The Wright Stuff. | "I haven't been staying at home because, as you can imagine, things haven't been great," she said during an appearance on Five talk show The Wright Stuff. |
"I went home this morning to get a change of clothes and my house windows had been smashed." | "I went home this morning to get a change of clothes and my house windows had been smashed." |
She has been staying in a hotel since she was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday. | She has been staying in a hotel since she was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday. |
Essex police said later that a pane of glass at Goody's home in Ongar had been cracked but there were no smashed windows. The incident has been logged as criminal damage. | Essex police said later that a pane of glass at Goody's home in Ongar had been cracked but there were no smashed windows. The incident has been logged as criminal damage. |
Review panel | Review panel |
Channel 4's chairman Luke Johnson and chief executive Andy Duncan commissioned a review of the "editorial and compliance processes" of Big Brother on Monday. | |
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is tipped to win the showRabinder Singh QC is joined on the review panel by Channel 4 group finance director Anne Bulford and non-executive director Tony Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House and a former chief executive of BBC News. | Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is tipped to win the showRabinder Singh QC is joined on the review panel by Channel 4 group finance director Anne Bulford and non-executive director Tony Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House and a former chief executive of BBC News. |
Singh is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, which he co-founded with the prime minister's wife Cherie Booth. He was named Human Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2006. | Singh is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, which he co-founded with the prime minister's wife Cherie Booth. He was named Human Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2006. |
"I hope to be able to offer a robust and independent perspective to the process," he said. | "I hope to be able to offer a robust and independent perspective to the process," he said. |
In 2003 he became the first High Court judge to wear a turban instead of a wig. | In 2003 he became the first High Court judge to wear a turban instead of a wig. |
Johnson said: "Andy and I are delighted Rabinder has agreed to assist the channel in its review. | Johnson said: "Andy and I are delighted Rabinder has agreed to assist the channel in its review. |
"He is hugely respected in his field and demonstrably independent from Channel 4. I believe his help and expertise will be invaluable." | "He is hugely respected in his field and demonstrably independent from Channel 4. I believe his help and expertise will be invaluable." |
Media watchdog Ofcom has received more than 40,000 complaints about Celebrity Big Brother. | Media watchdog Ofcom has received more than 40,000 complaints about Celebrity Big Brother. |
Bollywood star Shetty is now odds-on favourite to win the show, which concludes on Sunday. | Bollywood star Shetty is now odds-on favourite to win the show, which concludes on Sunday. |
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