Referaat - Jackass
S. Senator Joseph Lieberman publicly condemned MTV
and Jackass in connection with a dangerous stunt that led to a copycat incident
in which a 13-year-old Connecticut teenager was left in critical condition with
severe burns. Lieberman followed up with a February 7, 2001 letter to MTV's
parent company Viacom urging the company to take greater responsibility for its
programming and do more to help parents protect their children. MTV
responded to the criticism by canceling all airings of Jackass before 10:00 PM,
but Lieberman's continual campaign against the show led to MTV refusing to air
repeats of the later episodes, a move which angered the cast and production crew
of the series who were furious with MTV's "caving into Lieberman's demands."
A man named Jack Ass sued MTV for $10 million, claiming the series was
plagiarizing his name. Jack Ass, formerly known as Bob Craft, changed his
name in 1997 to raise awareness for drunk driving, after his brother and friend
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