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For a while, the scene tarnished her credibility.

The weeks leading up to Sunday’s show saw Hollywood’s Biggest Night shaping up to be Hollywood’s Biggest Mess, after a string of controversies big and small tarnished some of the ceremony’s glitzy sheen.

Harper, who won women's 3m synchronised springboard bronze with partner Scarlett Mew Jensen, said later in the Games she had noticed "small bits of tarnishing".

Nearly 50 companies have walked away from the now tarnished broadcaster.

The agency said it was "fully prepared" to take action against anyone involved in "illegal activities that tarnish the reputation of the country".