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‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Fired Pro Giovanni Di Prima Denies Kicking And Hitting Celeb Partner
The dancer was fired by the BBC after six years after allegations of mistreating his partner during rehearsals.
Graziano Di Prima was fired from the show after claims that he had assaulted television presenter Zara McDermott during rehearsals for last year’s season. The allegations included kicking, hitting and spitting, and Di Prima made a public apology on his departure, saying that his competitive training regime had sometimes led him to make mistakes. The bad press for the long-running show (which is sold to more than 60 territories across the world, including the US where it is called Dancing With the Stars) was ignited by the complaints of another contestant Amanda Abbington, who said she had been diagnosed with PTSD following her training with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.
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