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ITV denies 'I'm A Celeb...' torture reports
Published Monday, Jun 8 2009, 14:58 BST | By Lara Martin
Rex Features
Internet reports had suggested that Montag became physically ill because of the conditions, while her sister-in-law Stephanie Pratt has condemned NBC after the star was hospitalised in Costa Rica over the weekend.
"I'm really saddened to hear that NBC felt it was okay to punish Speidi so harshly and torture them as if they were criminals," she wrote on her Twitter page, adding that the star was "locked in a dark room for three days with no food or water".
However, ITV has denied the claims, saying: "ITV has been producing this format around the world for many years and the health of the celebrity participants are of the utmost importance.
"A medic and a doctor are present at the location at all times for all participants. All allegations of the celebrities being deprived of food and water are completely untrue."
A representative for the reality couple has yet to comment.
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