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Headline: BBC boss apologises for Strictly Come Dancing scandal

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While speaking to journalists at the launch of the BBC's Annual Report, the boss addressed the ongoing scandal surrounding the popular dancing show. "I'm very sorry that anyone has had an experience on Strictly that hasn't been wholly positive," he said, reports BBC News and Deadline. "That is something we do reflect on and I am sorry about that." Davie also admitted that he was "disappointed" to hear complaints from several celebrity contestants about the professional dancers' alleged behaviour in the rehearsal room.

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