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But they soon warm to me after a few minutes."ĭigital Spy has launched its first-ever digital magazine with exclusive features, interviews, and videos. When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. "I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. "I had other tattoos already, but about 10 years ago I saw someone with facial tattoos and started to work with my tattooist on my look," he explained. Speaking ahead of The Chop's premiere earlier this month, Darren told Bristol Live that he knows his tattoos can "shock" people but said that he's never had a negative reaction to them. Oz premiered on Jand ran for six seasons the series finale aired February 23, 2003. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. The show's host Rick Edwards later confirmed on Twitter that Darren didn't go on to win the whole series, but "editing around him would be pretty much impossible given the format of the show". Oz (TV series) Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series 56 episodes. He didn't, but editing around him would be pretty much impossible given the format of the show.- Rick Edwards October 30, 2020
The show's producer Big Wheel Film & Television also issued a statement, explaining: "Big Wheel Film & Television acted professionally, appropriately and in good faith throughout the making of The Chop, following robust due diligence and duty of care processes from casting through to delivery. AETN UK and Sky History stand against racism and hate speech of all kinds." We are thoroughly reviewing our internal processes following the investigation. "The contestant continues to strenuously deny that he has, or ever had, far-right leanings. "A contestant's tattoos included symbols that could be connected to far-right ideologies and could cause offence we sincerely apologise for that and we are sorry that our processes did not prompt further investigation at an earlier stage. The broadcaster said in a statement: "Following an independent investigation, AETN UK has made the decision not to broadcast any further episodes of The Chop on Sky History. The contestant has strenuously denied that he has any connection to far-right ideologies.įollowing the backlash, A+E Networks decided to take the show off-air pending an investigation into the nature and meaning of Darren's tattoos, and it's now confirmed that it will not be airing the rest of the series. Similarly, the number 23 paired with the number 16 can translate to 'W/P' or 'white power'. The number '88' is a common white supremacist symbol representing the phrase 'Heil Hitler'.