Beth Chapman ruled out of Celebrity Big Brother after being DENIED a visa due to a historical criminal record
Her husband Duane was also denied a visa to appear on CBB in 2012 due to a criminal conviction
CELEBRITY Big Brother hasn't even started yet but the drama has already begun as Beth Chapman has been pulled from the line-up.
The wife of Dog The Bounty Hunter was denied a visa to the UK due to her historical criminal record and so won't be entering the CBB house.
In a case of history repeating itself, the same thing happened to her husband in 2012 when he was due to appear on the show but his criminal past also came back to haunt him.
Dog was booked to enter the house four years ago but he was banned from entering the UK due to his involvement in a murder in Texas back in 1976 for which he was sentenced to five years in prison.
He served 18 months behind bars before being granted parole.
It's believed Beth's criminal record dates back to late Eighties when she was jailed for shoplifting some lemons.
However, she was also in trouble with the law back in 2013 when a warrant was issued for her arrest after she had a run-in with some teenagers in a park in Colorado.
Dog, 63, and Beth, 49, were enjoying a family day out with their son Gary 15, daughter Bonnie 17, grandson Travis, 14, and daughter Cecily 23.
Speaking at the time, Beth told Radar Online that she was nearly run over by a teen but a warrant for misdemeanour harassment was issued after one of the the teenage girls claimed the TV star was rude to her.
Beth - real name Alice Elizabeth Smith - explained that a teenage girl was speeding and drove close to where she was walking with her dog and children.
When she asked her to slow down, the girl " began to laugh and smirk and then told me, 'These cops won’t do anything!'
"I told her if they didn’t slow down, I’d call anyway."
She continued: "I didn’t like the way they recklessly drove their automobile with young children nearby who could have been seriously injured.
"I didn’t like the way she was scantily dressed flaunting her almost naked appearance in the presence of my young kids.
"She was rude and I was harsh, and that’s the extent of it."
According to TMZ, Beth called the teenager "a tramp, a w***e and a sl*t".
After the girl left, they were then approached by two men, who they believed to be two of the girl's friends.
Beth added: "This guy came over to me while I was out of my car and started saying, 'We’re big fans and we want autographs and photos'.
"I wanted him to get away because as he was talking to me he had one hand on his firearm. I called Duane because the guy had a gun.
RELATED STORIES
"Duane was down at the lake fishing. He came up and told them to get out of here.
"We then called the cops on the guy with the gun, gathered our stuff and split. We aren’t going to have our kids someplace where there are firearms."
Duane and Beth then left the scene but police issued a warrant after the girl filed a criminal harassment complaint.
Under Colorado law, if someone taunts, challenges or uses "coarse language" against someone, it's considered a crime.
Police issued a summons for Beth to appear in court over the charge but she failed to call to the station to collect it which led to an arrest warrant being issued.
TV bosses are said to be disappointed at losing Beth from the Celebrity Big Brother line-up.
A source told us: “Getting Beth for the new series is a real coup for Channel 5.
“As reality stars go, she’s one of the world’s most recognisable, and she’s guaranteed to make great telly.
“She catches criminals for a living, she’s not going to tolerate any z-lister hissy fits and egos from her new housemates.”
Dog The Bounty Hunter ran for eight series before it was cancelled in 2012.
The show was mired in controversy after Duane was recorded calling his son’s daughter the ‘N word’.
Since then Dog and Beth have starred in their own spin-off show, where they visit struggling bail agencies and help them snare their most wanted.
The other stars entering the house tomorrow night include Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day, Anthea Turner’s ex-husband Grant Bovey, Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson, former page three girl Sam Fox, X Factor rejects Katie Waissel and Chloe Mafia, Towie’s Lewis Bloor and Christopher Biggins.
A rep for Channel 5 said they did not wish to comment.
Celebrity Big Brother starts tomorrow, July 28, on Channel 5 at 9pm.
Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220