Originally written by Mike Diver · 10 March 2004
John Lydon's four-letter outburst during his stint on I'm A Celebrity... um... that needs money... um... in the jungle, or whatever (DiS's short-term memory is shot to buggery), has been deemed okay by media regulator OfCom.
Lydon, not known for minding his Ps and Qs, was heard to remark "f*ck" and "c*nt" on live television, before the 9pm watershed. Broadcasters ITV will receive no punishment, despite OfCom receiving a whopping 88 complaints. 88 eh? Wow.
ITV got out of jail free because they'd publicised that the show was live and apologised immediately after the incident. A statement from OfCom said pretty much what I've just said, but with fancier words.
Go on Deeley, I dare you...