Warner doesn't want to get political Pulls original ads with star flashing peace sign Canadian Press
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- What a Girl Wants is to avoid making a political statement.
Print advertisements for the teen comedy originally featured a photograph of star Amanda Bynes wearing a tank top with an American flag on it and flashing the peace sign with her fingers as she stands between two British royal guards.
But with the war in Iraq sparking anti-war protests in the United States and abroad, Warner Bros. quickly changed the ad. The studio said Monday it feared the peace sign would be viewed as a political message.
New versions of the image feature Bynes with her right hand at her side, although many of the original posters already had been placed on billboards and buses before the change was made. Full: http://tinyurl.com/8oe7 --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za]