January 17, 2005
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A US TV network is editing BBC Films' "Dirty War" to avoid showing the front of a nude woman being scrubbed down after a fictional chemical attack.
It is not worth showing "non-essential" nude scenes when indecency complaints are "aggressively pursued" by US TV watchdogs, said PBS' Jacoba Atlas.
"Dirty War" - screened uncut on BBC One last September - depicts a dirty bomb attack on the City of London.
PBS said it will use extra footage for its broadcast, showing the woman "from a more discreet angle" instead.
The US Federal Communications Commission fined CBS $550,000 (£306,814) last autumn for singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction", during which her breast was exposed during a dance routine with Justin Timberlake.
Ms Atlas said PBS could put itself financially at risk if it showed the uncut version of Dirty War.
Comments (2)
No, but as we all know...full frontal mutilation is peachy keen!
more nakedness on tv
thats what i say
dont get me started on govermental controls
ban smokeing
ban drinking
what next tax you on sex.........one day one day ............x
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