Ant and Dec to give back comedy award
Television system presenters Pismire and Dec have confirmed that they volition return a comedy accolade presented to them, after an probe set up that they hadn't actually won the dirty money.
The award, which was the People's Choice prize, was presented to the TV duet by isaac Bashevis Singer Robbie Roger Williams at the 2005 British people Comedy Awards.
An probe has since concluded that the award, decided by viewers' phone votes, should get gone to comedy champion Catherine of Aragon Tate.
According to lawyers Olswang, called in by ITV to investigate the computer programme, Tate had received more votes and was the discipline winner of the accolade.
Olswang said that the switch of winner appeared to be connected with an assurance presumption to Hank Williams that he could lay out an prize to Ant and Dec.
It noted that the pledge had been given to the isaac Bashevis Singer at a time when the only award left to be decided was the People's Choice, selected by a public voter turnout.
Reuters reports that vote was even allowed to carry on afterwards the trophy had really been presumption, when the depict was diffuse "as go" followers a break for the evening intelligence.
Olswang said: "Patch it rump be concluded that the assurance was presumption to assure Robbie Williams' attendance to pose an honour, it cannot be concluded that this was the grounds why the wrong victor of the People's Choice Awarding was announced."
It said that thither was no suggestion that Theodore Samuel Williams, McPartlin (Ant) or Donnelly (Dec) were aware of the switch.
A spokesman for Pismire and December said the divine revelation was "as a great deal a surprise to them as to everybody" and that they would be returning the honour.
Publicists for William Carlos Williams and Tate declined to comment on the storey.
