Jerusalem bans 'Sex and the City' ads

Published: May 20, 2008 at 4:38 PM
"Sex And The City" world premiere in London

JERUSALEM, May 20 (UPI) -- Distributors of the "Sex and the City" feature movie say they have been banned from advertising in Jerusalem because the word "sex" appears in the title.

Forum Films and its publicist, Golan Advertising, said officials in the Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Petah Tikva told the outdoor advertising company Maximedia they would not allow any advertising for the movie, which is based on the popular HBO series of the same name, Haaretz reported Tuesday.

"The news was a great shock," a Forum Films spokesman said. "We have not asked to advertise nudity, or messages that may be offensive to the general public and the ultra-Orthodox community in particular. Nevertheless, this is the name of the movie. We feel that it is ridiculous to prohibit us from advertising the brand without naming it."

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Ravens in Alaska in flying 'memorial' (2 min)
Low amounts of alcohol may hurt health (3 min)
Nordqvist captures LPGA Tour Championship (6 min)
Eye doc in trouble over blunt advice (13 min)
Wyatt out as FB coach at Bethune-Cookman (17 min)
Man creates 26-foot-tall gingerbread man (20 min)
Hough High name plan raises controversy (21 min)
fark
Food-safety lawyer says he no longer eats raw oysters, raw fish, sprouts, bagged leafy greens, hot...
Japanese anime industry is struggling. Will be pushed to the brink of defeat before finally using...
Bethelehem police drop charges against non-tippers. They must have been wise men
Some ugly ass deep-sea creatures discovered in a Census of Marine Life. #8 will haunt you forever...
Woman fingers man snapping pubics at Publix
Grandparents are cool because they let you do things mom and dad won't. Like, say, hanging onto...