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Coolio drops the N-Bomb on Big Brother (Outrage-centric)
This is just stupid, I will read the News of The World though I suppose.....
"CELEBRITY Big Brother was embroiled in yet another race row last night after gangster rapper Coolio used the racist term n****r - but was NOT disciplined by Channel 4 bosses.
The 45-year-old, well known for his hate-filled song lyrics, had been warned by show chiefs not to use inappropriate language before entering the TV house on Friday night.
But he still used the highly offensive N-word at 9.20am yesterday morning during a conversation with ex-pop star Ben Adams.
Despite insisting they'd be tough on contestants after the last CBB race debacle involving Jade Goody, show makers Endemol took no action against Coolio.
However, aware of the likely public outcry over the use of the word, they chose not to broadcast the offending conversation.
Last night a TV insider said: "It's as if Channel 4 and Endemol have learnt no lessons from all the previous incidents of racism and appalling behaviour on Big Brother.
"If he's allowed to use that word without any sort of reprimand, what's next? It's absolutely disgusting. What if another housemate uses this kind of language."
A Channel 4 source said that as no housemates had been offended by the use of the word and given that Coolio was an African American no action was taken.
Vivid
After enquiries from the News of the World a spokeswoman last night confirmed Coolio had said the offending word and it had not been broadcast.
She said: "At around 9.20am today, Coolio recounted a vivid dream he experienced overnight in which he had been involved in a fight.
"Coolio used the N-word in his descriptive retelling to Ben. Coolio described how his imaginary adversary called Coolio 'Oh n****r'.
"This was again immediately flagged to senior production staff at Endemol and C4.
"After reviewing the footage, where Ben clearly took no offensive from the use of the word, no other housemates heard the word, the footage was not broadcast to cause offence to viewers and the context that Coolio used the word, no further action was taken.
"As always constant monitoring of any unacceptable language by any housemate is on going and Big Brother is always prepared to remind all housemates of these rules."
Big Brother chiefs were well aware that Coolio has a habit of offensive lyrics, having used the N-word in a number of his songs.
In one track, That's Hot It Is, he raps: "I'm fed up with this s***. N****R set trippin', I ain't even banging."
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In another, Geto Highlites, he says: "To the n****r who smokin' indo chocolate tired of stress. N****r who got warrants out for their arrest."