Friday, 8 August 2008

Peaches Geldof Faces Axe as Host of iTunes Festival

Bob Geldof's wayward girl Peaches is in risk of losing her presenting job as host of ITV2's iTunes Festival following allegations over the weekend she suffered a drugs overdose.


Peaches, 19, presents the show with MTV's Dave Berry. But Apple -- the owner of iTunes -- are said to be fuming over the drugs claims, and she could side the axe.


A source aforesaid, "They were furious and have been in negotiation with ITV chiefs about whether to sack Peaches.


"They are a massive world-wide brand. If your audience is thousands of teens, you've got to be careful."


TV bosses did give Peaches -- whose mum Paula Yates was killed by a drugs o.d. eight long time ago -- time off following her overdose.


But yesterday she turned up for to film the point iTunes Festival 2008.


The iTunes Live: London Festival �08 is a string of daily gigs in Camden, North London, featuring stars like Paul Weller and James Blunt.




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