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BBC bosses locked in Strictly crisis talks over fears of legal action following publication of investigation into Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington's Strictly experience

EXCL: BBC bosses are full of 'panic and worry' regarding the publication of a report into Amanda Abbington and her former Strictly dance partner Giovanni Pernice , the Mail can reveal.

There have been high-level meetings among bosses as they navigate how to deliver their findings as they fear the looming possibility of legal action from either Ms Abbington, 52, or Mr Pernice if either is disappointed by the outcome. Strictly Come Dancing judges (left to right) Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke He quit in April after Ms Abbington made an official complaint to the BBC after hiring London law firm Carter-Ruck.

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