Gino D’Acampo’s ITV reveals faraway from schedule
Gino D’Acampo’s upcoming reveals have been faraway from ITV’s schedule, after the superstar chef was accused of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour on set.
Friday evening’s ITV2 episode of Household Fortunes has been changed by Wheel of Fortune, an ITV spokesperson informed BBC Information, including that Sunday’s two episodes of Secrets and techniques of the South, are now not within the ITVBe schedule.
On Thursday, ITV Information printed an investigation which stated it had spoken to “dozens” of people that accused him of “unacceptable”, “distressing” and “horrendous” feedback.
In a press release to ITV Information by way of his authorized group, D’Acampo “firmly denied” the “deeply upsetting” allegations.
BBC Information has approached D’Acampo’s consultant for remark.
D’Acampo, 48, has been a daily on UK tv because the early 2000s. He has primarily labored for ITV, together with on plenty of cooking and journey reveals, in addition to making appearances on different leisure programmes.
The Italian-born chef and broadcaster has additionally made appearances on BBC programmes.
It’s understood that there at the moment are no repeats that includes D’Acampo in ITV’s linear schedule.
Nonetheless, a few of his programmes are nonetheless accessible on ITVX, the broadcaster’s streaming service.
A brand new sequence of Household Fortunes, filmed in October, hasn’t been broadcast but, and it is understood there are at the moment no plans to air it.
ITV Information printed plenty of allegations from nameless accusers who stated that they had labored with D’Acampo on TV productions. BBC Information has not spoken to his accusers nor has it verified their claims.
They accused him of aggressive behaviour, utilizing abusive language throughout outbursts on set and utilizing sexualised language.
His behaviour allegedly left some manufacturing employees fearful and uncomfortable, ITV Information reported.
It added that most individuals it spoke to had been freelancers and had been too scared to complain on the time for worry of risking future employment.
Responding to the investigation, D’Acampo’s representatives informed ITV Information that he “firmly denied” the claims. He stated he had “by no means been made conscious of those issues beforehand”.
An announcement continued: “I’m a father, husband and have labored with effectively over 1,500 individuals on round 80 productions in my profession, which I’ve been so happy with.
“I take such issues extraordinarily significantly,” he stated, including that the suggestion that he acted in an improper manner was “deeply upsetting”.
In a press release, ITV stated manufacturing firms “have the first duty for the responsibility of care of everybody they work with”.
The broadcaster stated it had “strengthened” insurance policies about what requirements they anticipate from manufacturing firms it really works with within the final 5 years.
An announcement continued: “The entire issues and complaints raised by those that have spoken to ITN [the producer of ITV News] describe behaviour which is inappropriate and unacceptable.
“Most of them weren’t reported to ITV on the time. The place points have been raised with ITV motion has been taken.”
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