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Gino D'Acampo Arrested
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Gino D'Acampo was arrested on animal cruelty charges after leaving 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here'.
The Italian chef - who was named King of the Jungle on Friday night (04.12.09) - and 'Hollyoaks' actor Stuart Manning have been charged with animal cruelty and could be given a prison sentence after they cooked a rat during the show for their hungry co-stars.
Gino was quizzed by Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) investigators moments after filming ended after it was claimed the animal they ate was tame.
A source said: "There were rats used for the Bushtucker Trials and they were as tame as hamsters. They were used to human contact and not afraid like wild ones who would run away. The killing made for dramatic TV. But it's likely the animal was one of the trial rats."
Last night (05.12.09), show bosses confirmed the story.
A spokesperson said: "Australian RSPCA are currently looking into an incident in which a rat was killed in the camp."
During the show, Gino and Stuart, 30, beheaded the rodent with a kitchen knife before the TV chef turned it into risotto.
They have now been told to appear in court on February 3. If found guilty, they could be sentenced to three years in prison.
Bosses on the grueling jungle challenge show have been forced to hand over all video footage of the beheading - which was not shown on television - to the animal protection group for examination.
The 34-year-old chef - who was previously jailed for two years for stealing £4,000 worth of Paul Young's guitars - was reportedly being questioned for so long, his wife and their two children left the set alone.
Our source added to Britain's News of the World newspaper: "Gino was detained so long his family, including his two young boys, had to travel back to the hotel without him. He has previous convictions and is terrified of getting into more trouble with the authorities. But police say now he is free to go home."
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by Linda Leyshon 06th Dec 2009 15:29
AGAIN this is ridiculous, they are implying its OK to kill a wild animal - surely animal rights are animal rights.
by Winter Pugh 06th Dec 2009 16:42
OMG !!
they cannot arrest them
they didnt have any rules saying they couldnt or it was against anything
im sure if they knew this wud happen they wouldnt have done it
that is soo st... Read More
by j 06th Dec 2009 19:15
we kill cows sheep pigs etc, what a joke its pathetic!
by geoffrey forster 06th Dec 2009 19:29
Get a grip you miserable aussie idiots.
They can always film in another country and take our hard earned english pounds elsewhere.
Now drop the charges you bloody idiots.
by sarah mcfarlane 06th Dec 2009 20:07
if it is the case that the rat was tame, it should be itv bosses held accountable. gino stuart and others said many times before catching the rat that they were going to catch one and e... Read More
by kaisha 06th Dec 2009 21:22
I think this is so stupid why should they be arrested no effence but its a RAT....
and what about all the bugs they had to eat.
People kill rats everyday so
what is the point they did no wronge..........
by Samantha 06th Dec 2009 21:37
Sorry I do not agree. They are allowed to eat live creatures and that is okay? Perhaps the TV have some part to play in this as they thought it was okay. Had they had done their homewor... Read More
by Danielle Jones 06th Dec 2009 21:46
To Be Honest I think this Is Stupid Because If You Think About It All These People Killing Other People Only Get SomeThing Like 6 Months In Prison, Where As Gino And Stuart Killed A Rat... Read More
by jade 06th Dec 2009 22:04
this is ridiculous!! how can you allow someone o be jailed for killing a RAT! im sure a hell of alot more animals/creatures were killed duing the filming of this series and many others!... Read More
by danii 07th Dec 2009 09:32
thats stupied when councils kill rats its ok but when gino and stuat did it its bad let him go
by Kerriiee 07th Dec 2009 11:30
yeah but they arreseted him but people got him to eat animal balls and everything like that its bang out off order let him go?????
Lovee Yhuuu Gino
by Georgia 07th Dec 2009 17:12
OMG
Thats stupid,
i mean where do you think they get the kangaroo from, the it doesnt die of natraul causes they kill it.
its a tiny rat for good ness sake.
Why?!!?
If they didnt... Read More
by Lauren Hanson 08th Dec 2009 09:32
I think this is an outrage!!!
they were starving and needed food
it was just a rat i dont think that there was anything wrong with it!
by Lauren Hanson 08th Dec 2009 09:34
this is stupid!
by Rebecca 08th Dec 2009 18:20
how stupid,
it was only a rat...
and how many alive bugs do they eat on that show.
by Kirsty 08th Dec 2009 18:36
This is unbelieveable!
Its a rat for goodness sake, but its ok for them to eat bugs etc on trials? Rats are disgusting creatures and should all be killed!! We kill animala every day to... Read More
by olivia 08th Dec 2009 19:03
This is so stupid
by amy farrell 09th Dec 2009 19:43
this is not fair becuase they kill kangaroos so the celebs can eat there bits/ balls. they should not be charged
by molly west 10th Dec 2009 12:06
this is patheetic gino and stuart were starvin soo im not surprised they wanted to kill the rat! its not cruelty or someone on the set would have stopped theem!
by meg 10th Dec 2009 12:06
this iss a bit stupid tbh . didnt sayt they werent alloweed too :L lmaoo
ILOVEMOLLYWEST
by Josh 10th Dec 2009 14:22
This is flipping insane! They cant arrest them for something so little as eating a rat! People kill bigger animals than a poxy rat! The population of rats is far greater than pigs and c... Read More
by free gino! free stuart!! 10th Dec 2009 22:02
oooo they cooked a rat SO WHAT??!! im a celebrity kill animals all the time for the bushtuka trials, WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM?? if you ask me its pointless because they had NO food and how ... Read More
by katie wing 25th Jan 2010 15:45
are you serious!
do people have nothing better to do than be complete idiots!
as if gorgeous gino would do that how were they to know that was a tame rat!
by Dennis 19th Feb 2010 11:50
Once again the aussies prove what little brains they do have are locked away and not used for anything. Perhaps a bit of anti British stupidity is the order of the day. The fool who ord... Read More