2. When The Thing Actually Became BIG
Perhaps, the biggest reality TV controversy to hit mankind was racial discrimination seen in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ series 5 in 2007. The controversy centred around Shilpa Shetty was subjected to racial discrimination by Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’ Meara. It gained widespread media coverage worldwide, even far as involving the Indian and British Parliaments. Ofcom received more than 44,500 complaints, numerous petitions were signed. Shetty went on to win the series, Jade Died two years later. But still speaking of it can bring back, it seems that reality TV was never that big and possibly never can be more big!
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