Dancing On Ice pro Robin Johnstone upset with Rufus Hound amid replacement claims
Dancing On Ice pro Robin Johnstone is reported to have been left upset by her skating celebrity partner Rufus Hound after a string of controversial old tweets by the comedian were uncovered
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Dancing On Ice bosses refuse to axe Rufus Hound over homophobic and racist tweets
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Updated: 25 Jan 2021, 21:05
ITV bosses are standing by disgraced comedian Rufus Hound despite his racist and homophobic posts on social media.
ITV bosses are standing by comedian Rufus Hound, right, despite his racist and homophobic posts on social mediaCredit: Rex Features
A source said: “Dancing On Ice have made their position clear and while Rufus’s tweets have been quietly condemned, right now it’s not being seen as an offence which would require his removal. It seems there is one rule for some, and one for another. After Jack was taken off I’m A Celebrity for the same kind of tweets, it was assumed that Rufus would be told he should step down.