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| No charges over Big Brother row | No charges over Big Brother row |
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| No criminal charges will be brought in connection with the Big Brother racism row, Hertfordshire Police has said. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that what occurred was "clearly offensive" but "not criminal". | The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that what occurred was "clearly offensive" but "not criminal". |
| The inquiry centred on a series of clashes between Shilpa Shetty and three other housemates - Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd. | The inquiry centred on a series of clashes between Shilpa Shetty and three other housemates - Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd. |
| The row sparked a diplomatic incident following the treatment of Shetty, who went on to win the Channel 4 show. | The row sparked a diplomatic incident following the treatment of Shetty, who went on to win the Channel 4 show. |
| The police force said programme-makers Endemol and Channel 4 had "declined to co-operate" with their requests for unedited footage of the show. | The police force said programme-makers Endemol and Channel 4 had "declined to co-operate" with their requests for unedited footage of the show. |
| But police decided it was not in the public interest to make arrests or pursue footage through the courts. | But police decided it was not in the public interest to make arrests or pursue footage through the courts. |
| Goody recently visited Delhi and said sorry to the Indian community | Goody recently visited Delhi and said sorry to the Indian community |
| They said they wanted to speak to six of the former housemates but two declined - one of those who was interviewed was model Danielle Lloyd, who ask to meet the police herself. | |
| "During the interviews, everybody stated that they had not witnessed or perceived they were victim to any racist behaviour," the police statement said. | "During the interviews, everybody stated that they had not witnessed or perceived they were victim to any racist behaviour," the police statement said. |
| Tens of thousands of viewers complained about the way Lloyd, TV star Goody and singer O'Meara treated Shetty in the reality show's celebrity version. | Tens of thousands of viewers complained about the way Lloyd, TV star Goody and singer O'Meara treated Shetty in the reality show's celebrity version. |
| Goody was seen calling the Bollywood star "Shilpa Poppadom" while former model Danielle Lloyd declared the actress should "go home". | |
| O'Meara imitated Shetty's accent and declared Indians were thin because they undercooked chicken. | |
| 'Fairness and tolerance' | |
| All three contestants have since denied racism and have apologised for their actions. | All three contestants have since denied racism and have apologised for their actions. |
| Their behaviour caused a media furore and led to politicians entering the row. | |
| Chancellor Gordon Brown said the issue had been raised repeatedly during a trip he took to India while the series was running, adding that Britain should be "seen as a country of fairness and tolerance". | |
| Shetty was shown around the House of Commons by Labour MP Keith Vaz, where she had a brief meeting with Tony Blair. | |
| Carphone Warehouse recently announced it would be dropping its £3m sponsorship of Big Brother in the wake of the row. |