M-Net knew Gareth Cliff’s value as a Idols judge was his ability to provoke and shock, the High Court in Johannesburg ruled on Friday. “It cannot be ignored that Cliff’s value as an Idols judge has been his tendency to shock and provoke, an image that M-Net has apparently supported, or certainly overlooked, until now,” Judge Caroline Nicholls said in her ruling. M-Net’s lawyer, Wim Trengove argued in court on Tuesday that the channel did not want to be associated with a “posterboy for racism.” He said the Idols judges … Read the full article…