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		</div><p>Jeremy Kyle has been asked to appear before British MPs investigating reality TV.</p>
<p>ITV axed The Jeremy Kyle Show in May, following the death of participant Steve Dymond.</p>
<p>The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee then launched an inquiry into reality TV.</p>
<p>Senior executives from ITV will be the first to give evidence to the probe.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Did the Jeremy Kyle show exercise a duty of care towards its participants? </p>
<p>What are the wider issues brought up by reality TV and other shows like <a href="https://twitter.com/LoveIsland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LoveIsland</a>? </p>
<p>We&#39;ll be questioning <a href="https://twitter.com/ITV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ITV</a> on Tuesday 25th June. We have also invited Jeremy Kyle to give evidence to our inquiry. <a href="https://t.co/OShCWymuo1">pic.twitter.com/OShCWymuo1</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (@CommonsDCMS) <a href="https://twitter.com/CommonsDCMS/status/1136976422847823879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>But DCMS Committee chairman Damian Collins said Kyle had been invited to take part and has been given until June 13 to respond.</p>
<p><em>“We’re hoping that Jeremy Kyle will take this opportunity to come and answer questions about measures taken to prepare and support contestants,”</em> the Tory MP said.</p>
<p><em>“As someone who was at the centre of this long-running show, we believe that his perspective on reality TV will be of particular value to our inquiry.”</em></p>
<p>MPs will question ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall, ITV chairman Peter Bazalgette, and director of content compliance Chris Wissun on June 25.</p>
<p>The inquiry will invite a range of former participants and programme-makers to give evidence over the coming months.</p>
<p>Mr Dymond, 63, died around a week after reportedly failing a love-cheat lie-detector test on Kyle’s confrontational daytime programme.</p>
<p>The construction worker was found in his room in Portsmouth on May 9 after splitting from on-off fiancee Jane Callaghan.</p>
<p>His death came amid growing scrutiny over the duty of care reality TV shows have to participants.</p>
<p>Love Island has returned to ITV2 after coming under increased scrutiny over the show’s aftercare following the deaths of former contestants Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis.</p>
<p>ITV recently announced an enhanced duty of care process for participants on the show, including a minimum of eight therapy sessions for contestants.</p>
<p>Presenter Kyle has said he is “utterly devastated” by the death of Mr Dymond.</p>
<p><em>“Myself and the production team I worked with for the last 14 years are all utterly devastated by the recent events,”</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“Our thoughts and sympathies are with Steve’s family at this incredibly sad time.”</em></p>
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