“Southern Asian countries immediately banned it, MTV is considering a re-edit, and BBC Radio 1 has vetoed playing it until after 7pm,” the U.K.’s Daily Mirror reports. The steamy video for “S&M”, which features the songstress wearing see-through latex while walking Perez Hilton on a leash, is about “sadomasochist relationship with the press … it isn’t just about a bunch of whips and chains,” according to director Melina Matoukas. Ah, but of course! It’s just art!
Rihanna tweeted about the scandal after a fan expressed concern that the video would have to be heavily edited for TV. “MTV approved it before hand! So nope,”
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