So Graziano's high-end PR person seems to have updated their statement? Saying 'The deluge of commentary, too often without context or nuance, has provoked a pile-on that has left a young man in a very vulnerable state. In this case, like in many others, media and social media have immense power to build and destroy careers."
and that
"Di Prima "does remember that he was pushing [McDermott] quite hard" in training on the day in question, Mr Borkowski said. "But he doesn't recognise some of the issues surrounding it," he added, referring to recent newspaper reports. "The descriptions of what is being commented online, and how he remembers it, are not aligned," he said.
And he said it was "absolute rubbish" that a single incident was typical of what went on during "weeks and weeks of training".
Zara's spokesperson has hit back:
"It’s a matter of public record that the BBC deemed the conduct to be so severe that they removed him from the show immediately.
"Zara has already confirmed in a statement released on her social media earlier this week that the reported conduct was not a singular incident..."
Dancer Graziano Di Prima kicked celebrity partner Zara McDermott once during rehearsals last year.
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