Spanish charity says no to Big Brother money

Howard Lake | 4 October 2000 | News

Caritas, a charity in Zaragoza, Spain, has turned down around £3,000 offered by a Big Brother-type TV show. The charity states that it was not informed in advance and did not want to condone the programme’s “voyeurism.” Read Spain charity turns down Big Brother cash at cnn.com.

UK charities were not so troubled. Childline, Centrepoint and Focus E5 shared the proceeds from last months’ auction of the set of the UK Big Brother TV series. “Nasty Nick” Bateman’s bed went for £2,000, and comic Alan Davies paid £30,000.01 for a chair.

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