ITV slapped with Ofcom ruling after failing to edit out Gordon Ramsay swear word outburst

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Ofcom has ruled that ITV committed a clear breach of broadcasting regulations after uncensored subtitles displaying Gordon Ramsay's f-word appeared on screen during a morning repeat of Food Stars USA on ITV2.The incident occurred on May 2, when the programme aired at 8:25am, more than 12 hours ahead of the 9pm watershed.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Viewers who had captions enabled were therefore exposed to the 59-year-old celebrity chef's unfiltered language at a time when Ofcom's code strictly prohibits the most offensive words from being broadcast.ITV explained that the subtitles had been produced from an unedited version of the programme, which had not been edited to remove offensive language.

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