The row regarding the 24-hour live feed has taken a nasty turn after one ‘fan’ threatened to kill the daughter of Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan.
According to The Sun, an email was anonymously sent to Duncan as well as two senior staff members and the generic Big Brother email address which said: “Bring back the live feed or I’ll kill your daughter.”
The decision to axe the live feed, which was accessed via the red button on E4, has caused a furore among Big Brother fans, who have written numerous complaints to the broadcaster.
An ‘insider’ said “Everyone is very spooked by the email.
“It was a horrible thing to send. We’re hoping the reference to killing a ‘daughter’ was just added for dramatic effect.
“Andy Duncan does have daughters so it’s horrendous to think whoever sent it might know this.”
The insider added: “We hope it means they were just lashing out to whichever addresses they could get hold of.”
A Channel 4 spokesperson confirmed: “Members of staff received a written threat from a member of the public.
“We have taken this threat seriously and the matter has been referred to the police.”
Stick with bbspy!
