Loose Women avoids Ofcom punishment after Katie Price’s son Harvey says the C-word live on air
TV watchdog said ITV producers had 'carefully considered' their duty of care to the disabled 14-year-old
ITV have escaped punishment from TV watchdog Ofcom after Katie Price’s disabled son Harvey swore live on Loose Women.
The media regulator had launched an investigation into the show, but yesterday said the matter had now been resolved.
Harvey, 14, had been accompanied by panellist Katie on the show to talk about the subject of online trolls.
The teen, who suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, autism, ADHD and blindness, had been the target of bullies.
He was asked by his mother how he reacted when people said horrible things to him. He replied: “Hello, you c***s”.
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Ofcom said yesterday that while the swearing had broken rules, the show had followed guidelines and said producers had “carefully considered” their “duty of care” to Harvey.
It also took into account that Loose Women is aimed at adults at a time when the majority of children were at school and that apologies were given during the show.
An Ofcom spokesman said: “We have resolved this case about the use of the most offensive language by Katie Price’s son, Harvey, during an interview on Loose Women.
Harvey was being interviewed about being ‘trolled’ on social media.
“We took into account that this was a live broadcast, apologies for the strong language were given twice during the programme, and ITV immediately took steps to edit the material out of the on-demand version of the programme.
“Loose Women is aimed at an adult audience, and this episode was aired during term time when most children would be at school.”