Peter Facinelli sent Entertainment Weekly a statement regarding his Eff-bomb laden acceptance speech for New Moon winning Movie of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards:
“My acceptance speech was meant as a satirical commentary to poke fun at the record breaking number of f-bombs dropped during the show. Secretly, I hope that David Mamet tuned in last night in case he’s prepping a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.”
MTV’s statement read as follows: “The MTV Movie Awards is a live televised event known for irreverent comedy and a party atmosphere where our guests speak more freely than they otherwise might. While we aired the live broadcast with a delay, we were unable to mute every word that some might find objectionable. All of these words will be muted in subsequent airings. We sincerely apologize to those in our audience who were offended by any objectionable words that might have slipped by for the live airing.”
In related news regarding the show. Reuters cites that viewers were way down: “The “Twilight” stars, Tom Cruise’s funky dance moves and a rainstorm of f-bombs could not stop the MTV Movie Awards from suffering a 13 percent drop in viewership, according to data issued on Monday.The two-hour ceremony averaged 4.6 million viewers on Sunday, down from 5.3 million for last year’s installment, which was the show’s biggest audience since 2004.”
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