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BBC demands tighter vetting after Apprentice candidate's offensive social media posts
The BBC demands improved vetting after offensive social media posts by contestant Levi Hodgetts-Hague went undetected despite third-party checks, ahead of The Apprentice’s 20th series.
- Later this month the BBC demanded the makers of The Apprentice tighten vetting after Levi Hodgetts-Hague was found to have made racist and sexist posts on social media.
- The Sun uncovered offensive social-media posts by Levi Hodgetts-Hague from the early 2010s, including October 2012 and May 2013, showing support for Tommy Robinson, which were deleted after BBC notification.
- Levi Hodgetts-Hague's posts included branding Muslims `dirty` and calling women `slags` in removed X/Twitter messages, with others using `#IslamAJoke` and calling police `pigs`.
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BBC & ‘The Apprentice’ Producer In Talks Over Whether Contestant Who Posted Offensive Tweets Will Appear On Spin-Off Show
EXCLUSIVE: Conversations are taking place between the BBC and The Apprentice producer Naked over whether an Apprentice contestant who posted offensive tweets will appear on the Unfinished Business spin-off show. Levi Hodgetts-Hague’s Apprentice scenes have all been filmed but Unfinished Business, which has just been rebranded from You’re Fired, airs week by week, as each […]
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