Claims extracted
22
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The welfare of The Celebrity Traitors contestants is the BBC’s “highest priority”, the corporation said, after reports that filming had to be paused when James Acaster became upset during the dramatic finale of the latest episode.
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Acaster → say → episode
The comedian, 41, was banished from the roundtable during Thursday’s semi-final after he came clean and admitted he was a traitor to his fellow players.
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he → banish → players
He was also reportedly given a welfare check before the roundtable began.
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roundtable → give → check
A BBC spokesperson said: “Our highest priority is always the safety and welfare of everyone taking part.
“Players are closely monitored and supported throughout by production which includes a dedicated and experienced welfare team.”
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which → say → team
A representative for Acaster declined to comment.
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representative → decline → Acaster
Acaster began the game as a faithful but was recruited as a traitor and struggled with the new role.
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Acaster → begin → role
The comedian fell under suspicion at the roundtable after a discussion about former EastEnders star Ross Kemp’s murder in plain sight, in which he struggled to defend himself.
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he → fall → himself
He told the contestants: “I just want to explain my situation, I was made a traitor without wanting to be.
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I → tell → situation
I’ve had a unique experience on this that no-one’s had before, where I wanted to be a faithful and that’s all I’ve wanted to be.
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I → have → that
“I couldn’t just go ‘guys it’s me, vote for me’, but that’s all I can do really’.
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I → go → me
Acaster said he had pointed out the perfume bottles, which killed Kemp, on purpose.
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which → say → purpose
After receiving the most votes at the roundtable, the comedian said: “When I came into this experience I told Claudia (Winkleman, the show’s presenter) that all I wanted to be was a faithful, and all I wanted to do is go around this castle and try and help the faithfuls as much as possible catching traitors.
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I → receive → traitors
I’m really proud to say that’s what I’ve been able to do, under the circumstances.
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I → ’m → circumstances
Acaster is the second traitor this series to reveal their true identity before getting caught, after Richard E Grant accidentally revealed he was a traitor moments after being chosen.
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he → reveal → identity
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Earlier in Thursday’s episode, actress Sharon Rooney was murdered and comedian Joanne McNally was banished from the castle.
Traitors, TV presenter Maya Jama and social media star King Kenny, and faithfuls, singer James Blunt, Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, actor Michael Sheen, comedian Romesh Ranganathan, and actor Sebastian Croft, are left to compete in Friday’s final.
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Traitors → read → final
Viewers did not get an indication of who Jama and King Kenny were planning to murder at the end of Thursday’s show.
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Jama → get → show
Jama attracted heat during the beginning of the episode, when she toasted her fellow contestants by saying: “To killing them, banishing them even.”
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she → attract → them
During Thursday’s mission, contestants collected £5,000 for the prize pot, bringing it to a total of £64,500.
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contestants → collect → 64,500
Twenty one celebrity contestants take part in the show, with those assigned faithful attempting to identify the contestants who have been made traitors.
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who → take → contestants
The traitors “kill off” players in the middle of the night.
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traitors → kill → night
They are playing the game at Ardross Castle in the Highlands, with a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice up for grabs.
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They → play → grabs
The Celebrity Traitors final will air on BBC One at 8pm on Friday.
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final → air → Friday
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