The BBC edits out a Victoria Beckham joke from Have I Got News For You after ruling it was not editorially justified. The segment involved a comparison using a profanity, which prompted complaints from viewers who said the remark was “gratuitously offensive.”
The BBC reviews the issue following two complaints, according to BBC News, and determines that the comment should be removed. Deadline reports that guest presenter Katherine Ryan appeared on the episode in question. Both outlets describe the same dispute: that the line crossed a standard the BBC applies to what is suitable for broadcast. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis, with Deadline focusing on the BBC’s decision to cut the joke and BBC News reporting that the complaints are upheld.
