Channel 2 franchisee Keshet Broadcasting sent threatened the Yediot Acharonot newspaper with legal action on Thursday, over the article the newspaper intends to publish on Friday and which claims that the psychiatrist of the Big Brother reality show, Dr. Ilan Rabinovitch, gave the contestants psychiatric medication.
The article brings testimonies of six Big Brother contestants who were given the medication by Dr. Rabinovitch. In some cases, the article alleges, their participation in the show was conditioned on taking the pills. Dr. Rabinovitch has denied the report.