I’m A Celebrity bosses ‘blame Janice Dickinson for horror fall’ as ongoing row with ITV continues amid lawsuit

I’m A Celebrity bosses are allegedly blaming Janice Dickinson for her horrific fall in the jungle.

The 71-year-old US model was forced to quit the South African series of the show after suffering head and facial injuries when she tripped and fell in the dark at the jungle camp while trying to find the toilet in the middle of the night.

Bosses claim the fall could have been prevented if Janice had gone to the toilet before everyone went to bed.

Janice filed a personal injury claim against ITV in the High Court, seeking compensation, and revealed in an interview that she tripped and fell on her face during filming of the pre-recorded programme.

In a bitter legal battle, the demonstration managers now ‘insisted that Janice was the author of her own misfortune’.

In alleged court documents obtained SunThey say: ‘Participants were advised to use the toilets and complete the activities before going to bed.

He had to leave the South African series after suffering head and face injuries when he tripped while trying to find the toilet in the dark in the camp in the middle of the night.

‘An acceptable level of night lighting was collectively agreed on the first night and no objections were raised.

‘The camp layout has not been altered or altered, but has been fixed. There was a smooth, unobstructed earth surface around the campfire and benches, and this road surface continued all the way to the toilets.’

They added that Janice ‘unnecessarily tried to walk between or over one of the campfire benches when she could have walked around it’.

The Daily Mail has contacted Janice’s representatives and ITV for comment.

Sources claim Janice suffered ‘permanent traumatic scarring to multiple areas of her face, including the lip and mouth area, both cheeks, chin and lower face’ when she tripped and fell in the dark.

He also claimed he was given sleeping pills by a doctor working for ITV at the time of the fall.

Legal documents state the drug can cause drowsiness and impaired balance, making him ‘particularly vulnerable’ when wandering around at night.

Sources close to the star also claim the injuries have had a wider impact on her modeling career.

A source told Sun: ‘His face has been permanently altered and the scars and indentations cannot be corrected.’

Doctors also claimed that Janice suffered permanent facial scarring, disfigurement and nerve damage that could not be fixed with surgery.

An insider told Mirror: ‘Janice has been at the forefront of modeling for decades and has been the face of Chanel, Dior and Gianni Versace. ‘The trauma he has experienced is a devastating blow.’

Documents obtained by the publication were submitted to the High Court of London by law firm Taylor Hampton.

Bosses claim fall could have been prevented if Janice had gone to the toilet before everyone went to bed

Janice filed a personal injury claim against ITV in the High Court, seeking compensation, and revealed in an interview that she tripped and fell on her face during filming of the pre-recorded programme.

Janice now claims ITV is legally obliged to pay compensation, with sources adding that it is believed a combination of sleeping pills and dark camping led to the model’s downfall.

The former fashion star previously appeared on I’m A Celeb in 2007 and returned for the star-studded South African version in 2023.

It is thought that one of the night lights at the camp not being on may have contributed to Janice’s fall; The star reportedly woke up in the early hours to go to the bathroom when she tripped and fell in the dark camp.

When contacted by the Daily Mail, Janice’s representative Dermot McNamara said: ‘Janice is fully committed to this legal process and seeing it through to its conclusion. He looks forward to announcing ITV’s response.’

An ITV spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘Janice Dickinson’s letter of claim has been received and reviewed. IAC implements high levels of safety protocols and the health, safety and well-being of all our contributors is our number one priority.

‘We do not recognize this version of events. But we looked after Dickinson at the time, paid for her medical expenses, flew her to Los Angeles, and the I’m a Celebrity team remained in regular contact with Janice and her representatives upon their return to America until the show aired seven months later.’

Bosses are also thought to be concerned this could lead to similar claims from other injured parties, which could force future I’m a Celebrity stars to sign legal waivers.

Janice’s legal battle continues despite admitting on a podcast that she would ‘absolutely’ return to I’m a Celebrity if asked by bosses.

The fashion star made the confessions on the Reality TV On Record podcast, which aired a year after she appeared on the South African version.

He said: ‘I’m a huge fan of the show. Don’t get me wrong. I love the idea of ​​the show, the nature of it, and the people on it. And I love the producers behind the scenes.’

When asked: ‘If they call you again, will you call back?’ he replied: ‘Absolutely’.

Janice was also said to have been ‘betrayed, humiliated and oppressed’ after her former campmates compared her to a ‘witch’, hours after she was stretchered off at the show.

When Helen Flanagan read Dickinson’s farewell letter as she was leaving, former England cricket captain Phil Tufnell quipped that he had signed the letter ‘with a broomstick’.

These words made Joe Swash, Dean Gaffney and Myleene Klass burst into laughter.

A source close to Janice told the Daily Mail after watching footage of her legal case: ‘Janice was really shocked to hear the comments Phil made, especially when he openly praised her for helping him when he was injured.

‘People think it’s just a simple journey and decline. It wasn’t a scratch, it was deep wounds, blood was pouring out of four different parts of his face and the blood was flowing, it looked like something out of a horror movie.

‘Phil saw that he was frightened and seriously injured, and as an older person he would have been aware of how a fall can damage one’s self-confidence. No matter what you think of a person, those comments were unnecessary. He was genuinely surprised to see Joe and Myleene laughing at the comments, it wasn’t something you would expect from them.

In a bitter legal battle, show executives ‘insisted Janice was the author of her own misfortune’

‘Janice was stunned to see how these comments were published and how there was such an attitude towards ageism and misogyny. ‘You never see young women called witches.’

According to The Sun, Janice had to have a series of three anti-rabies injections following her fall, but ITV initially refused to cover this.

He also claimed that they were unable to contact him directly after he returned home to Los Angeles.

Janice told the publication: ‘ITV needs to take some responsibility… I was so distraught, my face was bloody, it was completely torn up. Those motherfuckers left me bleeding in the dark for ten minutes. ITV had a duty of care and they let me down greatly.’

At the time of the accident, the model told The Sun’s TV Mag: ‘I was feeling very unsafe because the campfire was out and it was as dark as it could get. So I thought: ‘Yeah, I’ll reach dunny from memory.’

‘I walked a few steps and tripped and fell, flying face down; I had hair all over my forehead, my nose was bloody, and my entire jaw was split open.

‘Blood was gushing from all these areas and there was dirt and stones embedded in my face from my fall.’

He added: ‘All I could feel was an intense headache – from one to ten, it was around nine – and I was just lying there moaning. It was a freak accident that happened very quickly.’