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Bee Gee Robin Gibb has branded Channel 4 entertainer Graham Norton as "scum" after he made a joke about the death of his brother Maurice last month.
The Irish comedian commented on his passing during his C4 show V Graham Norton with "I bet the heart monitor was singing the tune of Staying Alive." His remarks prompted complaints from thirteen viewers to TV regulator the ITC.
"Some very nasty things were said and I want to get them off my chest - in particular Graham Norton, who I used to respect and who I now detest and I think he's scum," said Robin, 53 on ITV's This Morning today.
"I want an apology from Channel 4, the producers of Graham Norton and Graham Norton himself because he chose to say it. He went on his TV show while my brother was dying in hospital and he said really repugnant and repulsive things about my brother's death process, which even today I still find it hard to recover from.
"This man I will never forgive. It's a small industry and he should hope that he never crosses paths with me because I will rip his head off if I see him."
The ITC has said it will investigate Norton's comments, which appeared in the January 13 show.
The Irish comedian commented on his passing during his C4 show V Graham Norton with "I bet the heart monitor was singing the tune of Staying Alive." His remarks prompted complaints from thirteen viewers to TV regulator the ITC.
"Some very nasty things were said and I want to get them off my chest - in particular Graham Norton, who I used to respect and who I now detest and I think he's scum," said Robin, 53 on ITV's This Morning today.
"I want an apology from Channel 4, the producers of Graham Norton and Graham Norton himself because he chose to say it. He went on his TV show while my brother was dying in hospital and he said really repugnant and repulsive things about my brother's death process, which even today I still find it hard to recover from.
"This man I will never forgive. It's a small industry and he should hope that he never crosses paths with me because I will rip his head off if I see him."
The ITC has said it will investigate Norton's comments, which appeared in the January 13 show.
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