"We the undersigned are sick and tired of ITV and Channel 5 giving her airtime and want her banned from all tv shows on your channels such as This Morning and The Wright Stuff.
"I'm in a successful TV show in a kind of leading man way and it can sometimes feel like your art is being put to one side for your sex appeal.
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I also used to have the TV on in the background over the course of the day for company, but I've stopped doing that now.
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The Ocean's Eleven director eventually sold his project to pay TV network HBO in the US, making it ineligible for film's most high-profile awards ceremony.
The contrast with Nick Clegg's breakthrough starring role in the 2010 election TV debates couldn't have been more apparent from the start.
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On Saturday, within a few minutes after 2 15am, the exact time when the year changed, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all state matters including the country's nuclear dossier, appeared on national TV, declaring the new year one of "harmony and solidarity with the government".
It has been dubbed an "epic fail" and the biggest screw-up in reality TV history – and left some wondering if it wasn't all just a publicity stunt.
This is what happens when you have live TV folks, I'm so sorry, this is insane".
