The popular Jamaican controversial reality series, Teacha’s Pet will continue
airing on local TV despite the show’s centerpiece, Vybz Kartel facing
murder charges.
Following the withdrawal of sponsorship from Teacha’s Pet by
telecommunications outlet, LIME on Tuesday, speculation was rampant that
CVM TV would no longer broadcast Kartel’s reality show. A
representative from CVM TV said on the same day that Teacha’s Pet
would no longer be shown on the network as a result of Kartel’s legal
woes.
However, CVM TV’s Programming Director, Ransford Ricketts on Friday confirmed that the network would continue to air episodes of Teacha’s
Pet for the foreseeable future. Ricketts explained in a radio interview
that CVM TV was assessing the situation closely but never considered
suspending or pulling the reality series from its airwaves. Following
their assessment, along with strong demand from Kartel’s fan base and
fan of Teacha’s Pet, Ricketts intimated that episodes of the reality
show would continue to air as contractually obligated.
Teacha’s Pet premiered on CVM TV on September 23rd while LIME TV
showed the uncut versions of Kartel’s reality show directly after CVM’s
broadcast; at 11:00pm local time. However, CVM was unable to air last
week’s episode of Teacha’s Pet due to a problem in the editing process
while LIME announced that due to the seriousness of Kartel’s charges,
they would no longer air “Too Hot for TV” clips of the show via their
mobile TV outlet.
On Monday, Kartel was charged with murder, conspiracy to murder &
illegal possession of a firearm in relation to the shooting death of a
businessman/promoter in Gregory Park, St Catherine. A preliminary
hearing for the case has tentatively been set for October 13th.
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