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Murdoch: Opening ceremony 'too P.C.'

Performers dressed as nurses and sick children perform in celebration of the British National Health Service (NHS) during the Opening Ceremony at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games on July 27, 2012 in London. UPI/Ron Sachs

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Published: July 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM

LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UPI) -- News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said via Twitter the Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London was "a little too politically correct."

Friday night's event was helmed by "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle and featured a performance by music icon Paul McCartney and appearances by Kenneth Branagh and Rowan Atkinson.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II also had a rare cameo in a comic video clip alongside current James Bond portrayer Daniel Craig.

"London Olympic opening surprisingly great, even if a little too politically correct," Murdoch tweeted Saturday without elaborating. "Danny Boyle a creative genius."

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Topics: Rupert Murdoch, Danny Boyle, Paul McCartney, Kenneth Branagh, Rowan Atkinson, James Bond, Daniel Craig

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