MTV is deleting a controversial scene from an upcoming "Jersey Shore" episode in which a female contestant gets punched in the face.
The network had teased the moment repeatedly, and the clip circulating online has caused a sensation. In the clip, New York gym teacher Dan Ferro punches Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Ferro was arrested, pleaded guilty and was given probation.
MTV will show the aftermath of the event but not the punch itself.
"What happened to Snooki was a crime and obviously extremely disturbing," MTV said. "After hearing from our viewers, further consulting with experts on the issue of violence and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context to not show the severity of this act or the resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air Snooki being physically punched in next week's episode."
The move comes after MTV programming president Tony Disanto pledged a "hands...
The network had teased the moment repeatedly, and the clip circulating online has caused a sensation. In the clip, New York gym teacher Dan Ferro punches Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Ferro was arrested, pleaded guilty and was given probation.
MTV will show the aftermath of the event but not the punch itself.
"What happened to Snooki was a crime and obviously extremely disturbing," MTV said. "After hearing from our viewers, further consulting with experts on the issue of violence and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context to not show the severity of this act or the resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air Snooki being physically punched in next week's episode."
The move comes after MTV programming president Tony Disanto pledged a "hands...
- 12/14/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Due to viral videos being made out of the infamous punch the Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, MTV has decided to pull the notorious scene from the telecast next Thursday.
E! Online's Mark Malkin got word that out of respect for the "severity" of the incident and the controversy for even airing the scene (the preview clip has become one of the top searches on Google Trends since it aired), MTV thought otherwise about broadcasting the scene where Snooki is punched in the face by Dan Ferro, a NY gym teacher.
"After hearing from our viewers, further consulting with experts on the issue of violence, and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context not to show the severity of this act or resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air Snooki being physically punched in the face," read the statement from MTV.
"What happened to...
E! Online's Mark Malkin got word that out of respect for the "severity" of the incident and the controversy for even airing the scene (the preview clip has become one of the top searches on Google Trends since it aired), MTV thought otherwise about broadcasting the scene where Snooki is punched in the face by Dan Ferro, a NY gym teacher.
"After hearing from our viewers, further consulting with experts on the issue of violence, and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context not to show the severity of this act or resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air Snooki being physically punched in the face," read the statement from MTV.
"What happened to...
- 12/12/2009
- by Mark O. Estes
- TVovermind.com
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