{"id":121599,"date":"2023-11-29T01:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121599"},"modified":"2023-11-29T01:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:19:09","slug":"farages-friends-fury-as-itv-plans-racism-claims-ahead-of-im-a-celebrity-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/farages-friends-fury-as-itv-plans-racism-claims-ahead-of-im-a-celebrity-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Farages friends fury as ITV plans racism claims ahead of Im a Celebrity vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigel Farage and Nella Rose discuss cultural appropriation<\/h3>\n

ITV bosses have provoked fury among supporters of Nigel Farage with new racism allegations as he attempts to become King of the Jungle.<\/p>\n

Express.co.uk has learnt that the broadcaster is planning to put out the allegations today based on a video clip Mr Farage did with Cameo \u2013 a personalised video service where famous people are asked to give messages.<\/p>\n

But Mr Farage\u2019s team have called foul on the plans because it is being done at a point when he is unable to respond because he is on ITV’s I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026.Get Me Out of Here! and abiding with its rules to not have contact with the outside world.<\/p>\n

According to his team, they have been told the allegations are set to be broadcast on the day of the first round of voting in the show when one of the contestants will be eliminated.<\/p>\n

They have raised concerns that this may be an attempt to stop Mr Farage from becoming King of the Jungle after winning millions of new fans by participating in the show.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> I’m A Celeb’s Nigel Farage and Nella clash over cultural appropriation remark<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Additionally, they have raised further concerns that the allegations are linked to remarks made by ITV\u2019s Director of Television Kevin Lygo.<\/p>\n

Lygo appearted on stage at the ITV Palooza event next to a sign language interpreter.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThank you to the signer, I don\u2019t know any sign language, I just know the sign for Nigel Farage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making a rude single-handed gesture, he added: \u201cDon\u2019t worry, he knows he has to come home from Australia in a dinghy.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Nigel Farage insisted that the former Brexit Party leader is not racist and was set up on Cameo.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cOver the last few years, Nigel has filmed over 4,000 cameo messages for fans and supporters.<\/p>\n

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