Aussie Big Brother "faces axe" after "incident"

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Speculation is rife over the future of the Australian version of Big Brother after two housemates were ejected for allegedly engaging in a sexually intrusive act.

Male contestants John, 21, and Ashley, 20, were removed from the house late Saturday afternoon following an incident in the early hours of that morning.

According to fansite Behind Big Brother, the pair climbed into the bed of fellow contestant Camilla at around 4.30am. John was then said to have held her firm as a half-naked Ashley allegedly performed an act on her face.

Although their intent appeared to be jovial in nature, the recipient apparently declared that it was "not cool".

In a statement, production firm Endemol Southern Star and broadcast network Ten confirmed that Ashley and John had been "escorted from the house following a breach of the rules".

In a joint statement issued after their ejection, Ashley and John said: "We had a great time in the house. It is unfortunate it had to end this way, but Big Brother has rules and regulations and we broke them. We are all very close in the house and we would never do anything to offend our fellow housemates."

The news comes just days after the network axed its raunchy spinoff series, Big Brother: Adults Only, amid continued debate over its content.

MP Trish Draper is now calling for the show to be taken off air immediately. "The incident should be placed in the hands of the police," she said. "Apart from being seriously disturbed by this turn of events, I believe there were signs that this programme had already gone too far - Channel Ten are culpable."