The Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy was a series of events related to incidents of racist behaviour by contestants on the television series Celebrity Big Brother 2007 shown on British television station Channel 4. The racist incidents centred on comments made by contestants on this reality television show, most notably Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, glamour model Danielle Lloyd, and singer Jo O'Meara, which were directed towards Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.
A record 30,000 complaints where made to Ofcom and Carphone Warehouse ceased sponsorship of Celebrity Big Brother, below are a list of codes the show was in breach of
Breaches of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code:
Rule 2.3 – Broadcasters must when applying generally accepted standards ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context; and
Rule 1.3 – Children must also be protected by appropriate scheduling from unsuitable material.
