Jeremy Kyle's representatives told the chair of the CommonsCMS he would not give evidence.
Jeremy Kyle has turned down a request to appear before a committee of MPs following the death of a guest.
Senior executives involved in the daytime talk show will appear in front of MPs next week, but Kyle's representatives told the committee he would not give evidence. Damian Collins, chair of the digital, culture, media and sport committee, says they wanted the presenter to appear as part of an inquiry into reality television.Mr Collins says the committee believes that"Kyle himself should be an important witness to that, as the show is based around him as the lead presenter of it".
"We have sent an invitation to Mr Kyle through his representatives and we have received word back from them that he has declined to appear in front of the committee on Tuesday next week," he added.He says the committee will be pursuing the matter with Kyle's representatives"to see if we can find a date when he will appear or to understand fully the reasons why he is not able to appear".
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