Big Brother protests lead to Ofcom inquiry In another, which prompted 114 complaints, contestant Caroline Wharram described a black housemate, Adam Kelly, as a "ridiculous gorilla" with "no sanitation," which some viewers saw as racist. And in a further incident during an edition of Big Brother's Bit On The Side, former BB housemate Victor Ebuwa used the word "retard" to describe contestants, prompting three complaints. Last year Big Brother was found to have breached the code after airing offensive language immediately following the 9pm watershed. "Channel 5 is committed to complying with Ofcom's broadcasting code and will help to facilitate a speedy investigation into this particular episode of Big Brother and Big Brother's Bit on the Side," said a spokesman for the Channel 5. An Ofcom spokesman has not commented. Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell business owns Channel 5.