Love Island hit with 3,000 Ofcom sexism complaints over controversial Casa Amor moment

'Misogyny' seems to be the defining word of this season

Love Island has been hit with more than 3,000 complaints following a moment in Casa Amor following a segment where contestants got a sneak peek at what the others have been up whilst away from the current coupling. The hit ITV2 reality show is said to have received a total of 3,617 different complaints in the past week alone following claims of "misogyny" from some of the male cast as well as "sexism" over how their female counterparts have been treated during the show. Following the 'Mad Movies' section of Sunday night's show, viewers took umbrage with how Luca Bish "blew up at his partner Gemma Owen after accusing her of "flirting" with Billy Brown, despite her insistence that she wasn’t "entertaining" his advances in any way. At one point he remarked: "I look like a f*****g here... I don’t even want to talk to her tonight. Made me look like an absolute f*****g w****r  I ain’t going f*****g near that bird." [caption id="attachment_349492" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Credit: ITV - Luca (L) and Davide (R)[/caption] Moreover, many others slammed Italian housemate Davide Sanclimenti for repeatedly branding partner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu a "liar" for her supposed behaviour both prior to and during the Movie Night special. He's since been criticised for starting a number of explosive arguments despite having himself kissed another contestant, Coco Lodge, in Casa Amor. Dami Hope has also faced similar backlash and many watching at home have had enough: https://twitter.com/CatClarkejourno/status/1549565324957196289?s=20&t=ktz3M4yG7IyM_dnCTK3MdQ https://twitter.com/JATaylorArts/status/1549519974661750784?s=20&t=ktz3M4yG7IyM_dnCTK3MdQ https://twitter.com/Majid_K_1994/status/1549499890690129920?s=20&t=ktz3M4yG7IyM_dnCTK3MdQ https://twitter.com/mitski198305231/status/1549613191524663297?s=20&t=ktz3M4yG7IyM_dnCTK3MdQ https://twitter.com/alexporterr/status/1549587324358516738?s=20&t=ktz3M4yG7IyM_dnCTK3MdQ These were just a taster of the kind of complaints lodged in the past week - 3,617 and counting, to be exact - but we'd be here all night if we went through all of them. Bish's own family even took to his Instagram story to apologise for his behaviour, insisting he'll be "embarrassed and deeply apologetic" when he watches the episode back: [caption id="attachment_349477" align="alignnone" width="402"] Credit: Luca Bish Instagram[/caption] Domestic abuse charity Women's Aid are in discussion with the ITV show over concerns surrounding the "misogynistic and controlling behaviour" by several of the men on the show. They previously raised concerns about the reintroduction of the former contestant, Adam Collard, who first appeared in season four back in 2018, adding that he had displayed a pattern of "emotional abuse". They also say there has been strong communication about how to address and improve these issues moving forward following this flood of complaints. https://twitter.com/womensaid/status/1549103096504229888?s=20&t=yZ79sQ2ye2mQmhGS3PChOw

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