Jeremy McConnell is AXED from Ex On The Beach after being accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend Stephanie Davis
JEREMY McConnell has been axed from Ex On The Beach after being accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Davis.
The reality regular had been lined up to star in the next series, but he has now been dropped from the cast.
The Sun Online revealed Jeremy, 27, had been offered the chance to appear in the upcoming season of the saucy show.
But his place in the line-up was thrown into jeopardy when he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Steph, 24, the mother of his baby son Caben-Albi.
We can now reveal that bosses behind Ex On The Beach have decided to ditch Jez.
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An insider told The Sun Online: "MTV bosses wanted to get Jeremy onboard for years and finally managed to sign him up.
"But his legal troubles have left them no choice but to axe him from the cast.
"The show will now go ahead without him."
It comes after we revealed Steph and Jez had been arguing over his decision to accept a place in On Ex On The Beach.
Jez had been preparing to face off with former love rival Sam Reece on EOTB as he was signed up just days before the Irish hunk.
Sam had been dating Steph early last year when she went into the Celebrity Big Brother house and was caught on camera romping with Jez behind his back.
The Irish reality star, 27, was called in for questioning by police earlier this month following an alleged bust-up at Stephanie’s Liverpool home.
He was arrested and released pending further inquiries.
The tattooed hunk denied “any wrong doing” in a statement released by his representatives, who insisted Jez will be “fully cooperating with the police in their investigations”.
Steph is said to have made a tearful statement to police officers following the alleged bust-up, which seemingly put an end to their rocky on/off romance.
Fans have been speculating that a reunion is on the cards as Steph posted a cryptic tweet yesterday and revealed she received a HUGE bunch of flowers on Mother's Day.
It appears to be the strongest hint yet they may be back together.
Steph shared a picture of a massive bunch of pricey-looking red roses, and fans began speculating about who they might be from.
Jez and Steph ended their turbulent last year shortly before the actress confirmed she was pregnant.
They were then caught up in a bitter war of words as Jez claimed he could not be the father of the baby - and he later offered to take a DNA test.
The couple got back together after Jeremy was confirmed as the dad and they spent two weeks picking up where they left off before splitting again.
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