POLICE PROBE BB PUNCH-UP
Police have begun an investigation after violence erupted in the Big Brother house in the early hours - sparked off by the return of Michelle and Emma from the bedsit.
Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary went to the house in the early hours after receiving calls from horrified viewers.
They left after speaking to members of the production team but have requested a tape of the events, including the fight between Emma and Victor.
After viewing the tapes they will decide if any charges should be brought against the housemates.
The producers were so worried they sent in security men for the first time in the show's history.
Emma and Victor were the worst offenders and had to be dragged apart.
Emma was carried away kicking and screaming "I'll kill you" after Victor poured white wine over her and shouted threats.
Jason threatened to rip Marco's head off, while Vanessa had a furious bust-up with Nadia.
Shell was so upset by the frightening turn of events that she collapsed and threw up on the bathroom floor.
Channel 4 cut the live feed between 2am and 3am as things spiralled out of control.
Viewers were left looking at outside shots of the house accompanied by birdsong.
Emma was taken back to the bedsit.
The rest of the housemates scattered around the house and tried to calm down.
When the live feed resumed, viewers saw Victor, Jason, Stuart and Michelle sitting together away from the others.
Michelle told Stuart: "They can't put these people in the same room again."
Trouble broke out at 1.30am, three hours after Michelle and Emma returned from the bedsit.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense as the housemates knocked back the booze.
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