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Ramsay accused of faking show

20/06/2007

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been accused of faking scenes for the American version of his reality TV show, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

A disgruntled former restaurant manager has undertaken legal action in a bid to stop an episode of the series being aired after accusing Ramsay of humiliating him and exaggerating conditions at the troubled eatery.

The show, due to make its US debut in September on the Fox TV network, follows a similar format to the original British series it is based upon.

In the series Ramsay is given a week to help turn around failing restaurants, with the results captured on camera.

But a lawsuit filed at Manhattan's district court by the former head of an Indian restaurant in the area claims that the TV chef fabricated scenes for the episode featuring his business.

Martin Hyde alleges that Ramsay staged events at Dillons restaurant, falsely suggesting that meat was spoiled and even hiring actors to pose as customers so that it would appear the venue was busier after he intervened in its operations.

A spokesman for Ramsay declined to comment on the lawsuit, which he said he had not yet seen, but in reference to the claims told the Associated Press: "It is a reality show and as far as I know it's not something they do."

Last year Ramsay was awarded damages after winning a libel case against London's Evening Standard newspaper, which had suggested an episode of the British version of the series had been faked.


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