MTV Pulls Punch Clip From Jersey Shore
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MTV has announced that it has pulled a scene from the next episode of Jersey Shore that shows lead star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi getting punched in the face.
In the scene - which went viral after it was previewed during this past Thursday's show - a man is seen knocking Polizzi's face back violently at a club. The New York Post has identified her attacker as New York City gym teacher Lou Ferro, 24, who was arrested that same evening for the assault (which left Polizzi, 21, with an injury to the mouth), according to the Post.
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"What happened to "Snooki" was a crime and obviously extremely disturbing," MTV said in a statement Friday. "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 network said the episode will still make clear what events happened that night and plans to air a message at the end of the show listing available resources for those in abusive relationships.
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The clip has also been removed from YouTube.
Jersey Shore has come under fire by Italian-Americans, who claim the show exploits a stereotype. Italian-American Alyssa Milano told Usmagazine.com the show -- about eight self-described "guidos" and "guidettes" on the Jersey Shore -- "upset" her.
UNICO National, the nation's largest Italian American service organization, has even asked MTV to cancel the show.
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But Polizzi said people need to relax. On The Wendy Williams Show Friday, she said "'guidos' and 'guidettes' are good-looking people that, you know, like to make a scene and be center of attention and just take care of themselves ... We're 22 to 29 just having fun at the shore. They are just taking it way out of proportion."
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59to all of you saying that "it is never ok to hit a woman:" Women get by with all kinds of crap like hitting men, and they think that since the consensus is that "I can't get hit by a man," they go and run their mouths, put their hands in a man's face, slap, hit, kick, and punch a man with (they think) no repercussions. I say since women have gotten equality, they need to stop whining when they are treated as an "equal" by men. BTW, forced "equality" by "Yes, Dear" laws imposed on men STILL cannot make women truly equal to men. That said, all you women thinking that you have this shield around you, you just saw that isn't true, so shut your mouths and don't hit a man not expecting to be hit back.
So, everyone is outraged that MTV would show footage of an incident that ACTUALLY happened, and was caught on camera. But, all the fictional rapes and "glamorized" or "titillating" violence against women in movies, TV shows, and videos (that MTV used to show, remember videos?)don't outrage people? Even though powerful companies put money, time and effort into creating them for "entertainment"? People need to get their priorities straight, big time.
can you say desprit! im not talking about this ephisode alone. but who makes out with a girl and not just make out she attacked ryder with her tongue! way to amp up your self esteem... by makeing out with a girl because "guys like that." If a dude doesnt wanna kiss you without a girl attached to your lips, then you got other problems! get a life and some new skin hers looks like she has a 12 oclock shadow!
how f*cking annoying i wanted to see that episode. f*ck mtv.
It was the best part of the show! Did you hear her comment to him before he hit her???
Mtv makes a joke show on freaking guidos (guidos who dont get that they are being made fun of) and then it gets real and mtv/ people get butt hurt. You fail mtv.
it is absolutely not ok to hit a lady.. but i couldnt help but laugh my a$$ off when i saw that girl get decked! she is wayy too full of herself and needed a reality check.
What is wrong with you people? The show aside and what you may think of the cast, its 100% wrong for any many to lay their hands on a women. You people are pathetic for thinking it is okay for it to happen.
she asked for it!!!!
Her name is "Snooki" the person hitting her was doing her a favor
She is ugly. That's why she got her face punched in.
Good looking people? Ok, first the bodies are beautiful, but as far as their faces, not one single one of them has a good looking face. I saw that punch on Inside Edition lastnight, and thought its wrong of me, I enjoyed it. These b***hes need to be put in their place. I dont care if I get beef for it. It was awesome, they repeated at least 5 times.
dam, she's ugly! what a fat face
She looks Mexican.
she looked like she deserved it, if you want to play with the big boys this is the chance you take
She is 21?!?! OMG, she looks like an odl ho. Every nation has some rotten apples, Italian Americans have crew of "Jersey shore". The real Italians, the ones inhabiting Italy, are nothing like those idio*s on this show. I love Italy, it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Forza Italia!
does mtv have any "reality" shows that don't center around d0uchebags?
I don't watch mtv at all and i don't know any of the people from it so it would not mean sh*t to me if they walked by on the street but it's funny as hell to see some b!tch get sucker punched from some drunk
These delusional "guido" types deserve to finally be exposed for the egotistic, narcissistic, idiotic, materialistic losers that they are. They are so full of themselves and think that everyone is below them. Glad MTV is exposing these losers. Someone had to put a mirror up to them.
the people on this show and every person like them are disgusting, trashy,inbred, morons. they are the lowest common denominator on this planet. they are embarassment to humanity.