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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Muir

Celebrity Big Brother’s Chris Hughes praised for defending JoJo Siwa from Mickey Rourke’s homophobic comments

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Chris Hughes has been praised for defending JoJo Siwa against Mickey Rourke’s homophobic comments.

During Wednesday night’s episode (9 April), Oscar-nominated actor Rourke, 72, was given a formal warning by Big Brother after he made inappropriate sexual comments and used a homophobic slur directed at the 21-year-old Dance Moms star.

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