Katie Hopkins dropped from Big Brother after flouting hotel quarantine rules | ABC News

Channel 7 has dropped far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins from a reality television program after she bragged about flouting hotel quarantine rules in Sydney. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3zeIm0j While in hotel quarantine, ahead of appearing on Channel 7's Big Brother VIP, she boasted about the ways she was undermining the hotel's safety protocols, describing the lockdown as a "hoax." Her actions have drawn widespread anger, with both government and opposition MPs condemning her behaviour and Australians stranded overseas demanding to know how she secured a place in quarantine. The Seven Network and production company Endemol Shine Australia said in a statement that "Katie Hopkins is not a part of Big Brother VIP". "Seven and Endemol Shine strongly condemn her irresponsible and reckless comments in hotel quarantine," the statement said. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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