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CBeebies won't broadcast Josh Homme's Bedtime Stories after he kicked a woman in the head

Josh Homme has apologised for kicking a photographer in the face - WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture
Josh Homme has apologised for kicking a photographer in the face - WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

CBeebies has said it will not broadcast two pre-recorded episodes of Bedtime Stories which feature Josh Homme, the musician who kicked a female photographer in the head.

A spokesperson for the BBC channel told the Telegraph that programmes featuring the Queens of the Stone Age singer will not be shown on CBeebies "until the matter is resolved."

He had recorded three Bedtime Stories in one go, one of which has been broadcast.

The other two will not be shown on the channel for the forseeable future.

The spokesperson said: "we won’t broadcast any new material or re-broadcast his previous story."

Other high-profile celebrities who have appeared on Bedtime Stories include Dolly Parton, Chris Evans, Tom Hardy and David Hasselhoff.

Mr Homme has apologised after kicking Chelsea Lauren, who was treated at hospital after Homme kicked her camera when she was in the photographer's pit at the LA Forum on Saturday.

Video footage shows the musician moving around the stage during the Christmas concert before aiming a kick at the woman in the pit. 

She maintained the kick was "intentional" after she posted a video showing the assault, writing : "I now get to spend my night in the ER. Seriously, WHO DOES THAT?"

"I saw him coming over and I was shooting away," she said. "He looked straight at me, swung his leg back pretty hard and full-blown kicked me in the face. "

The photographer said she will file a police report.

The 44-year-old singer has posted two apologies on social media.

"I'd just like to apologise to Chelsea Lauren. I don't have any excuse or reason to justify what I did. I'm truly sorry and I hope you're okay," he said in a YouTube video.

"I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, and last night was definitely one of them," he added.

In an earlier statement, he said that he was "in a state of being lost in performance" while it happened.