The funniest news story you will read today.

Many people believe that reality TV shows exploit participants who are desperate for fame and fortune - but there's no doubt that these wannabes got more than they bargained for.
Nine young women who were chasing the celebrity lifestyle were tricked into entering a fake 'Big Brother' house.

Victims: Some of the girls who were tricked into entering the house, thinking they would become famous
Instead of their antics being beamed to a worldwide audience, images of them naked were sold on the internet by a gang of men in Istanbul.

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The women, aged 16 to 24, were told they would have to stump up £20,000 if they wanted to leave the luxury villa in Turkey.

They had all answered an internet advert looking for contestants for a new show called Somebody's Watching You.

The luxury villa used for the fake show
At first they were delighted with the secluded paradise - which came complete with swimming pool - but they became suspicious when they were not given any tasks and no one was evicted.

The group received supplies of food but there were no regular 'Big Brother' updates and no diary room.

Police were finally called at the weekend by anxious parents who realised their daughters were not being screened on any television programme or TV company website.

Real life drama: A man is arrested after the women are rescued from the luxury villa
When officers arrived at the villa they could hear the girls calling for help from inside. A Turkish man was arrested at the villa and charged with kidnap and extortion.

Detectives believe a group of men was involved and are investigating whether videos as well as pictures of the women were sold online.

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They were fed. What more do they want?

That's horrible. Women being exploited again.

That's fantastic.

Where was this?

Stupid girls. 16!!!

I say stupid girls - stupid parents.

Not nice. At first I thought that this was pretty funny but on reading the article it appears that they were actually held for two months and some of the 'women' (one girl was just 15!) have alleged that they were beaten when they tried to leave.

The most worrying aspect is that this would appear to be very easy to replicate anywhere in the world.

Nasty, and interesting too; there wasn't much difference between this kidnapping and extortion, and the genuine Big Brother; in both cases people voluntarily submit to exploitation for the gratification of an audience.

Quote: Lee Henman @ September 10 2009, 10:24 AM BST

That's fantastic.

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Also:

It's as funny as a girl getting in an unlicensed mini cab and being sexually assaulted.

Both sides are stupid, but the men who did it need many many jailtime. Then they can see how much fun it is being held against their will and watched jolly closely in the bathroom.

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 10 2009, 3:11 PM BST

It's as funny as a girl getting in an unlicensed mini cab and being sexually assaulted.

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So what you're trying to say is it's not funny? right?

People are retarded.
And fat! Especially royalty

Quote: Curt @ September 10 2009, 3:16 PM BST

People are retarded.
And fat! Especially royalty

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They're split crotch though!

Don't make excuses for her Dolly, that only makes you an enabler.

Quote: sootyj @ September 10 2009, 8:41 AM BST

Nine young women who were chasing the celebrity lifestyle were tricked into entering a fake 'Big Brother' house.

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That's the only bit I need to know. Stupid, dumb, fame chasing idiots. The only thing that could have made this funnier, is if it had have been a group of young guys being held by evil queers.

The only difference between this and the real Big Brother is that the feckless cows didn't get any money for being exploited. They've got fame though, admittedly for being desperate celebrity wannabe whores, so in my book, it's all worked out in the end.

Sympathy: 0

And as they're not even British, Sympathy: -5