Big Brother: Scott Mason causes concern after suicide remark
Published Jul 30 2012, 12:39 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Big Brother housemate Scott Mason is the latest contestant to cause concern for the show's producers after making a comment about suicide.Scott, 20, told his fellow housemates that he would kill himself if his grandmother died while he was on the show.
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"She had better still be alive. If she's died then I'll commit suicide," he told the group. "I'd want to, though. She's like my best friend."
The history student has previously been warned by Big Brother over drinking aftershave while searching for alcohol and an angry drunken rant at Becky Hannon. He was also questioned by Big Brother over comments he made about Deana Uppal eating with her hands, which could have been considered "stereotyping".
Earlier in the series, Shievonne Robinson made a comment about feeling suicidal in the house, prompting producers to bring in a psychiatrist. Shievonne later claimed that her comments were flippant and not serious.
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Even though the show is about putting in personalities to create drama/storylines, the Producers still have a duty of care towards the housemates and any comment about suicide, joking or not, should be taken seriously enough to at least question that persons motives behind the comment.
July 31st 2012 at 10:22am
Is she dead?
July 31st 2012 at 8:55am
they speak to psychiatrist anyway I thought?
July 30th 2012 at 10:26pm
Really hope Scott, Sara and an "outsider" are in the final three and thank you DS, you know what i mean! :)
July 30th 2012 at 9:15pm(+1 like)
im sure he said it in jest. its all being blown out of proportion
July 30th 2012 at 7:34pm(+2 likes)