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UK: Ofcom launches investigation into “Britain’s Got Talent”

By  |  June 15, 2015

Ofcom has launched an investigation into Britain’s Got Talent following complaints about the use of a second dog during Jules O’Dwyer and Matisse’s winning routine.

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    The regulator has received 1,150 complaints over the fact that it wasn’t made clear that Matisse the dog didn’t perform the tightrope walk during May 31’s final, a stunt that led him to win the competition.

    An Ofcom spokesman said: “We’ve opened an investigation to determine whether viewers of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent final, who may have paid money to vote, were misled about the competition.”

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