James Acaster exits The Celebrity Traitors after admitting he was a Traitor
Entertainment · First reported 29 Oct, 21:05 · Updated 00:07

James Acaster was banished during the semi-final after revealing his Traitor role. One review argues that his admission cut short the game’s growing scrutiny of fellow Traitor Maya Jama; a separate report says players’ welfare is the highest priority.
- At the Round Table, Acaster admitted that he had been made a Traitor; the other players voted to banish him.
- The review says Michael Sheen had begun questioning Acaster and Maya Jama, and argues Acaster’s confession halted the developing interrogation of Jama.
- A separate report says Acaster was banished in Thursday’s semi-final after coming clean, and that players’ welfare is the highest priority.
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- Event
- Acaster was banished during Thursday’s semi-final.
- Reason reported
- He admitted to the other players that he was a Traitor.
- Vote
- The i Paper review says everyone at the table voted for Acaster to be banished.
- Welfare
- The Irish News snippet says players’ welfare is the highest priority.
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- A previous Lux summary said the penultimate episode would reveal whether Joanne McNally or Sharon Rooney was banished after they tied in an earlier vote. [f66c33fe-e70b-4237-8a3b-74b8e2932795]
- Earlier Lux coverage included guides to watching episode 9 and referred to a decision involving Kenny, Sharon and Joanne. [89b80ff1-ce1e-4a82-b0e8-0705c88ded63]
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