Dennis was removed from the house today for 'unacceptable behaviour' - here's the official statement from Channel 4...
Several housemates were involved in an argument late on Thursday night which resulted from a prank played by Rex that ended in a picture painted by Jennifer being slightly defaced.
During the argument Dennis spat in the face of fellow housemate, Mohamed.
Big Brother intervened immediately to break up the argument. The 'as live' streaming from the house on E4 was cut and no footage was broadcast.
All the housemates involved in the argument were sent to separate bedrooms and kept apart for the rest of the night. Dennis and Mohamed were called separately to the diary room in the early hours to discuss the incident.
After production staff and executives at Channel 4 reviewed the footage this morning, Dennis was called to the diary room a second time at 1:15pm and told he was immediately being removed from the house.
Following Dennis's removal, Big Brother continues to call to the diary room a number of other housemates to discuss their involvement in the argument and remind them of the rules governing housemates' behaviour.
A Channel 4 spokeswoman said: "Spitting in someone's face is seriously offensive and Mohamed was understandably upset. Big Brother has very clear rules about offensive behaviour. Like all housemates Dennis was clearly informed before entering the house that he faced eviction if he acted in an unacceptable manner."
Tonight's eviction vote, involving Mohamed and Sylvia, will proceed as planned.
Dennis told BB he 'really regretted' the incident, and was given the boot at lunchtime today... meanwhile, the other housemates are barely talking right now - although Rex apologised almost immediately after smudging Jen's painting last night (which started it all off), it wasn't until she'd been given a talking to by Big Brother this morning that Jen could say sorry for lashing out at him and Mo - and Dale still looks mad...!
Check out some video from moments after the 'spitting' here:
And here's Mario annoucing Dennis' departure to the rest of the house:
