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If I had to guess, it's a combination of those and him not disclosing them. Though even if he had I think he'd still have been sacked. There's probably more to it if he was dismissed almost instantly.

I'm guessing it doesn't involve a minor, otherwise they'll have surely said that? From the sounds of it, this seems to have been about him not declaring it. I guess if there were no charges brought, it'd be fair enough to think it wouldn't need to be brought up (even if you were perhaps wrong). EDIT: They're now saying the boy in question was under 16: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykq2lqjw7o

Inappropriate behaviour - it was to do with text messages he sent to colleagues.

I didn't mind Epic Sax Guy - it's a bit like when they got Mr Blobby a few years back. It makes for a fun bit of TV rather than them being a serious competitor (or maybe he is?). Or the Bobby Goldfinn guy the other year. I liked the magician that got KSI's golden buzzer but the others have been quite forgettable for me.

It must be bad if something that occurred ten years ago can get you sacked today.

The fact that he was sacked immediately instead of "pending an investigation" (as it sounds) makes it seem like it was very serious.

#45 is pretty good. It's their biggest song that doesn't feature anyone.

It was nice to see a comedy act get the golden buzzer. Comedy is a tough one on BGT because you're not really playing to a comedy audience, and you don't really know what's going to hit or not, but I hope he does well. We've had a few more choirs over the weeks, and magicians. They're entertaining enough but the problem with the latter is I really need them to do something different. The magician on this week's show didn't really do that.

I also thought it was too obvious to be him, but the twist (for want of a better word) came a bit out of the blue.

Isn't it just the framework that's American, not the humour?

Hang Tough has been used a lot more than I remember last series. It is very much a test of how long you can hold on, isn't it? 😄 I was rooting for Shaun purely for the story of him bettering his dad but Josh put in a very good showing.

It depends on what you want from them. It'd hardly be any better if they were media trained to within an inch of their lives, and I like the fact that they're not (or at least it seems like they're not). If we're going to emphasise the importance of authenticity with pop acts and the like, then we're going to have to accept that it's going to be a bit messy. But either way, he is 17 and he does seem a bit more boisterous than the others - in the show he said he'd been kicked out of school a few times.

I kind of get why they thought it was rude but it's the sort of thing Lord Sugar would come out with (and they wouldn't have an issue).

I wonder if there is an alternative to drafting someone in mid-way through because someone's injured. It'd make for a slightly downbeat show if they gave the contender a free pass to the final. I'm not sure about some of the events. Suspension Bridge & Duel and Atlaspheres & Crash Course seem to do very similar things. I know they don't use them in the same episode but still.

Karishma carried her team. I feel Harry was only made PM as a potential scapegoat if they lost. Lawrence is lucky that his track record in the process is decent enough, as that would otherwise be an easy firing. I'll be surprised if either him or Levi last much longer.