Ofcom has confirmed that it will not be pursuing more than 7,000 complaints made about this summer's season of Love Island.
The ITV staple returned for its eighth series in 2022, with Davide and Ekin-Su being crowned champions when it came to an epic conclusion on August 1.
But the explosive season sparked thousands and thousands of complaints from angry viewers across the United Kingdom, due to eight weeks of drama.
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The Daily Star reports that fans fumed over alleged bullying among contestants, bouts of misogyny, emotional abuse, possessive behaviour and many more, but the broadcast media regulator has decided that it won't be investigating said complaints - as it is argued that the behaviour wasn't shown in a positive light during the show.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: "We carefully assessed complaints about this series on a range of issues including alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour. We recognise that emotionally-charged or confrontational scenes can upset some viewers. But, in our view, negative behaviour in the villa was not shown in a positive light.
"Viewers saw other islanders condemning the behaviour and offering advice and support, as well as scenes where apologies were made. We also took into account that the format of this reality show is well-established and viewers would expect to see the highs and lows as couples’ relationships are tested.”
Back in July alone, Love Island was slapped with almost 2,000 Ofcom complaints after Tasha's feuds with male contestants in the villa - the bullying claims beginning July 18, following a game of Suck and Blow where the lads threw swipes at her, prompting 351 complaints. The next day, after the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge, they were hit with a substantial 1,509 complaints.
A spokesperson for Ofcom had said: "On July 19 the majority of complaints were about alleged misogynistic behaviour from the male islanders towards the female islanders, including in the aftermath of the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge. On July 18 the majority of complaints were about alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour of contestants."
The challenge saw Luca Bish and Dami Hope pie Tasha, while airing their brutally honest opinions on her - prompting fans to accuse them of bullying. The show was hit with over 2,500 complaints after viewers believed "misogynistic and controlling" behaviour was being displayed by some of the boys.
The episodes between July 15 and July 17 featured the girls and boys sitting down to watch clips of what their partners got up to while they were in Casa Amor. The highest amount of complaints stemmed from Luca when he got into a heated exchange with Gemma after he was shown a clip of the brunette bombshell allegedly flirting with Billy.
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