BLADE WARS
Is Gemma Collins being sued by Jason Gardiner, why are the Dancing On Ice stars feuding and did he sell a story on her?
GEMMA Collins and Jason Gardiner's bitter feud became one of the biggest talking points of Dancing On Ice 2019 before she was booted off the show.
We take a look at how it started whether Jason sold a story on the self-proclaimed diva, and if there will be legal action.
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What's the latest on the feud between Jason Gardiner and Gemma Collins?
Gemma announced that she WILL be at the Dancing On Ice final on Sunday, March 10 - just days after pulling out over her "bully" row with judge Jason Gardiner.
In a preview for Saturday night's Jonathan Ross Show, the self-proclaimed diva told the host: "Do you know what, I did pull out and then I thought for everyone that has supported me, and for my own self esteem, I am not going to back down to anybody.
"I am going to walk back on that show on Sunday night and I am going to skate like it's the last day of my life."
This is a full U-turn for the former Towie star, who said that she was refusing to return to the studios after Jason called her a "refrigerator"
What started the Jason and Gemma feud? Did Jason sell a story on her?
It all started on January 18, 2019, when Gemma announced that she knew who had been selling stories about her "diva" behaviour backstage on Dancing On Ice.
Then the next day, Jason accused Gemma in The Sun of failing to put enough effort into rehearsals.
In a damning exclusive interview, Jason, 47, said: “I can always see who’s lazy. Gemma is lazy. She doesn’t look like her heart is in it at all.
“I do despair — at the state of our society today and also the entertainment industry.
He continued: “I’ve never seen the show Gemma is from. I don’t watch a lot of these types of shows, I’m too busy and life is too short. So I wasn’t aware of this phenomenon that is Gemma Collins.
“But I had heard the hype from her own mouth, how amazing she is and how she’s better than Beyonce."
It has not been confirmed by Jason if he was the one who had been selling stories about Gemma the previous week, leading up to his interview with The Sun.
Although, Gemma's skating partner Matt Evers told Heart Radio it WAS Jason.
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What happened on Dancing On Ice between Jason and Gemma?
On Sunday, January 20, 2019, after Gemma had performed on Dancing On Ice, Jason gave her a score of just 3.0 and said her performance with pro partner Matt Evers lacked elegance.
Gemma, 37, hit back: “Maybe if you didn’t sell stories on me, I wouldn’t be so upset this week, so take that.”
As the atmosphere turned very frosty, he said: "I know you were channelling Marilyn Monroe ... There wasn't any elegance like you were saying in the VT. She has to be elegant. She is a woman in control of her femininity. You were all over the place hun.
"And as Ashley said, there's not enough skating. This is your second skate now. You need to up the ante. We're not going to see big lifts from you. We're not going to get any impressive moves."
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Is Gemma Collins being sued by Jason Gardiner?
On January 24, The Sun Online's Dan Wootton exclusively revealed that Jason is considering taking legal action against Gemma for defamation.
An insider said at the time: “Jason has made Gemma aware that he intends to sue her. He’s livid.
“He insists that all he did was give an interview to The Sun, where he was asked about lots of things, including Gemma.
“She’s very stressed about the idea of being sued and she wants the situation to die down so she can focus on her skating.
“This has become the biggest reality show war ever.”
More on Dancing On Ice
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said it had received more than 80 complaints about their on-air row.
A war broke out behind the scenes following their furious on-screen bust-up.
Judge Jason believes he deserves an apology after celebrity skater Gemma blasted him live on air.
The choreographer told ITV chiefs Gemma should be reprimanded, and refused to join colleagues after filming on Sunday.
Show bosses also frantically tried to calm Gemma as she raged off stage about Jason.
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