Pamela Anderson ad too racy for Hong Kong airport
An animal rights commercial starring former Playboy centrefold Pamela Anderson, which is banned at some US airports, has been deemed too racy for Hong Kong, one of Asia's busiest aviation hubs.
The advertisement, titled "Cruelty Doesn't Fly", features the scantily clad former "Baywatch" star as an airport security guard who strips passengers of leather, fur and other skins.
A couple, seen nude from behind, also appears in the video commercial created by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
"Given the groping that you see at security checkpoints and the nudity that you see in body scans we're surprised that our lighthearted ad was deemed too risque", said Jason Baker, PETA Asia's vice president.
The animal rights group said its ad was vetoed by JCDecaux, the advertising agency responsible for airing videos at Hong Kong's airport.
In a statement, the city's airport authority said the commercial was "considered inappropriate" because it might offend some visitors.
PETA said, The ad, which also features comedian Steve-O, a star of the 'Jackass' movie series, and German punk icon Nina Hagen is already banned at airports in New York City and Boston.
The animal rights group said it still hoping to run the ad in other Asia Pacific airports, including Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney.
Johnny loved being ‘silly’ for upcoming film
Johnny Depp enjoyed making his upcoming film Rango as it gave him the chance to “be silly”.
The actor provides the voice for the movie’s title role, with stars including Bill Nighy, Isla Fisher and Abigail Breslin also displaying their vocal talents.
The comedy is CGI-animated, with the actor’s own facial expressions providing a reference for their roles, and Johnny loved delivering his performances on a soundstage alongside his co-stars.
"I think it just gives a bunch of grownups an opportunity to be silly," he laughed.
The movie is set for release next year, and tells the tale of a chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero before finding himself stuck in a Western town plagued by bandits. Johnny felt he had a great deal in common with his reptile character, as he too sometimes wonders who he really is.
"Rango is a lizard attempting to adapt to his surroundings," the star told ET. "He's trying to figure out what he's supposed to be, like most of us in life. It's certainly like nothing I've ever done before, or any of us have ever done before."
Charlie 33rd death anniversary
Hollywood Renowned comic actor of the silent movies Charlie Chaplin passed 33 years ago, as December 25, 1977 was the last day of his life.
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE, who was born on 16 April 1889, was an English comic actor and movie director of the silent film era. He became one of the best known film stars in the world before the end of the First World War.
Chaplin used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency from the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in the Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914.
Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities of the silent-film era. He was influenced by his predecessor, the French silent movie comedian Max Linder, to whom he dedicated one of his films. His working life in entertainment spanned over 75 years, from the Victorian stage and the Music Hall in the United Kingdom as a child performer, until close to his death at the age of 88.
In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time. In 2008, Martin Sieff, in a review of the book Chaplin: A Life, wrote: "Chaplin was not just 'big', he was gigantic. In 1915, he burst onto a war-torn world bringing it the gift of comedy, laughter and relief while it was tearing itself apart through World War I.
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