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By Richard Simpson, Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 04.02.04

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Razor revolts in the jungle

A mutiny has broken out on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here with the eight remaining contestants removing their microphones in a row over alcohol.

They ignored the show's golden rule and dismantled and removed their microphones so they could not be heard. The group, who had been promised wine if they " entertained", are threatening "boring television".

They are refusing to listen to the instructions of producers and their conversations are only partly picked up by microphones on trees in the Queensland jungle.

The rebellion started when former royal correspondent Jennie Bond was promised wine if the celebrities were "more entertaining" by imitating each other. They refused and insisted on playing charades but were not deemed entertaining enough.

Ex-footballer Neil "Razor" Ruddock said: "Stick it. They've got enough telly out of us today. We've been singing for an hour."

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon added: "Come on Jenny, they lied. It's rubbish. It's just lies." He shouted at the cameras: "Yeah, if you want to play with three-year-olds go find some. Wrong game. I don't like lies and I don't like liars. You know that."

Lord Brocket added: "Let's do it properly and switch them off." They removed their microphones and took out the batteries. Lydon then threatened to leave the ITV show altogether.

There had already been an air of rebellion in the camp after 47-year-old Lydon, formerly Johnny Rotten, caused outrage with a four-lettered rant live on air in front of 10 million viewers. He branded viewers "f***ing c****" after a public vote evicted athlete Diane Modahl, not him.

Presenter Declan Donnelly apologised for the outburst. He said: "We are very sorry for that. It's a live show. We are incredibly sorry." A spokeswoman for ITV added: "It was a live broadcast so it was unpreventable, but we apologise for any offence caused. It is not something we can control."

Lydon is most famous for expletives during an interview between the Sex Pistols and television presenter Bill Grundy in 1976.

A couple of hours after his jungle outburst, his behaviour became increasingly erratic. He lit a small fire at the edge of the camp then started mumbling, murmuring, cackling with laughter and singing inanely, before screaming: "Here's Johnny."

Viewers can expect more of the same over coming days as he is the bookies' favourite to win the contest next Monday.