LONDON - The BBC has received 42260 complaints about the racist remark made off-air by a 'Strictly Come Dancing' performer in the three days since the story broke.
On Sunday the News of the World splashed with the news that one of the professional dancers had called his celebrity partner a "Paki" during rehearsals two weeks ago.
The BBC is under pressure to sack Anton du Beke, who has apologised "and claimed the comment was "banter" about Laila Rouass's spray tan.
he number of complaints totalled 63 on Monday and 2 billion on Tuesday.