Hannington Evicted, Big Brother Speaks on Breach of Rules

  In an incident late on Tuesday night (14 September) there was a breach of the Big Brother rules and M-Net and series producer Endemol have had to evaluate and consider the sanctions to be imposed for the breach of these rules.
Big Brother All Stars is a reality television programme that is designed to contain 14 housemates in a house for 91 days under certain rules and regulations. 
Hannington Kuteesa (Uganda) had slapped South Africa’s Lerato Sengadi following a huge altercation.
The fight kicked off as a conversation with barnmates sitting outside having drinks.
The barnmates discussed issues affecting their lives and from nowhere, Lerato and Hannington were sucked into a bitter war of words which suddenly turned into a fight.
The argument started with Hannington chairing the debate and Lerato interrupted as she wanted her questions answered.
She said sarcastically that if it was a problem answering her questions, she would keep quiet and go back to her wine.
Most of the housemates half-jokingly, told her to shut up and she decided to move indoors.
As Lerato went back to the house, Hannington remained saying the others would carry on, stating that, “we’re not gonna be babies. . .”
Lerato heard this and responded saying, she didn’t want to be babied. Lerato and Hannington both got up in each other’s faces, and the pushing, shoving, and swearing started.
Unfortunately, neither of the barnmates would let the argument rest and it ended up being very physical as Hannington shoved Lerato then slapped her when she poked him with the bottle of booze she had in her hand.
In order to assist in providing sanctions, M-Net and Endemol called in a psychologist to assess the situation and the individuals involved, to ensure fairness and that the best interests of the housemates were taken into consideration.
The psychologist advised that an assessment of the housemates was required and a series of interviews was conducted in order to determine their mental and emotional state before Big Brother made public his decision on this matter.
After looking at both of the housemates’ allegations, Big Brother announced to all of the barnmates that Hannington has been evicted from the show because of his confrontation with Lerato.
Big Brother mentioned that in the run up to the fight, Hannington had many opportunities to walk away but he opted not to and deemed Hannington’s actions unacceptable.
For Lerato’s role in the run up to the confrontation, Lerato will lose her right to nominate and she will also not be allowed to take any alcohol and will be required to wash dishes for the remainder of her stay in the barn.
Big Brother in a statement noted that this was an incident that could have been avoided, through discussion and a mature approach to conflict. For this reason Big Brother deems it necessary to continue the anger management and conflict resolution process that has begun in the house to ensure that all housemates understand their roles in creating conflict and in contributing to explosive situations.