{
  "id": 9590913,
  "title": "BBC Rebukes ‘Have I Got News For You’ After Complaints About “Gratuitously Offensive” Victoria Beckham Joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bbc-rebukes-have-i-got-news-for-you-after-complaints-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:47:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/bbc-rebukes-have-i-got-news-victoria-beckham-joke-1237112594/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The BBC has edited out a Victoria Beckham joke from Have I Got News for You after the UK broadcaster ruled that it was editorially unjustified. The BBC received complaints from two viewers, who argued that a gag in which Beckham was compared to a “c**t” was “gratuitously offensive.” Katherine Ryan, who guest presented the […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}