Brit Awards Bosses Deny Weller Leak

22 February 2009

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Organiser's of the Brit Awards have denied leaking the result of Paul Weller's Best Male win at Wednesday night's (18Feb09) ceremony - after bookmakers in England lost an estimated $140,000 (£100,000) over the prize.

British betting shops Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, William Hill and Tote allstopped taking wagers on Weller to win the award amid fears of a 'leak' over the result - after an avalanche of stakes were placed in just a few hours last Sunday (15Feb09).

And their worst fears came true at the Wednesday (18Feb09) night ceremony in London when Weller beat Will Young, Ian Brown, The Streets - aka rapper Mike Skinner - and James Morrison to land the coveted prize.

Weller's win cost the gambling industry around $140,000 (£100,000)and industry bosses claim that the star's pre-recorded acceptance speechcould have led to the flurry of bets.

But Brit Awards bosses are adamant they did everything they could to keep the result out of the public domain.

A spokesman says, "Every precaution is taken to keep results under lockand key."

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