Kevin Bacon Taken Off TV Show For Gay Scene

NEW YORK - Actor Kevin Bacon has claimed he was taken off an interview on TV "Today" show because a recent movie he was promoting was rated NC-17 (strictly no children under 17 allowed) for a gay scene it contained.
The movie "Where The Truth Lies" is directed by Atom Egoyan. The gay scene involves Bacon and the British actor Colin Firth, reported Pagesix.com.
Bacon said, "They had me booked on the 'Today' show and they cancelled it because of the NC-17 rating. And I come to find out that none of the other morning shows will have me on."
But a spokesperson for the show said: "While we always enjoy having Kevin Bacon on the show, in this case he was never booked to appear."
from NewIndPress

CENSORSHIP WINS AGAIN
NEW YORK - Kevin brought up that “Where the Truth Lies” was recently given an NC-17 rating due to the amount of sex in it. Kevin reported that the director tried to cut some scenes, but the ratings panel, which included two clergymen, wouldn’t give the film a less restrictive rating. Kevin explained that when a picture is rated NC-17, not only will some newspapers not run ads for it, but most theaters won’t show the movie either. In fact, Kevin pointed out that his “Today Show” appearance was canceled this morning due to the NC-17 rating “Where the Truth Lies” received. He added that none of the other morning shows will even touch him because of it either. Kevin went on to say that when a film is slapped with such a rating, the producer can choose to either roll with it or release the movie unrated. He said the producer of “Where the Truth Lies” opted for the second option.
Howard asked Kevin what was so wrong with the movie that it couldn’t earn an R rating. Kevin acknowledged that there is a scene in the movie that features two guys an a girl in bed that the ratings panel couldn’t get past. Again, though, Kevin insisted he did not have a gay scene in the film. Howard suggested that Kevin could’ve solved the problem if he would have just gone into the meeting with the ratings board and delivered the speech he gave to the town council in “Footloose.”
from HowardStern.com