By now, Kaka of Indonesian musical group Slank (pix top left), who removed his jeans on stage at the ‘Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009’ in Jakarta last Saturday, to show his ‘Bombers Kiss My’ message on his underwear to his audience, would have been the flavour of the month.
Searches for news on last week’s bombings at two hotels in Jakarta on the internet could also be diverted to this latest piece of news from the capital city of Indonesia, which hosted the awards show aired live in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
At the ceremony, Slank’s ‘Kuil Cinta’ took the Best Indonesian Song award category.
Whether the Indonesian authorities would impose a ban on Kaka is yet to be seen. But the entertainment media in Malaysia and Indonesia, have also highlighted this ugly episode, with internet portals inviting comments from the public, with many expressing their outrage over Kaka’s behaviour.
Live television shows have had a history of artistes making headlines –not so much for their musical performance—but more for their disgraceful acts. For these shameful acts, these artistes had to pay the price.
In Malaysia, Faizal Tahir (centre pix) courted controversy on Jan 13, 2008 by removing his jacket, singlet and belt before throwing them to the audience of about 8,000 people live on television to celebrate 8TV’s fourth anniversary. The television station’s top management took stern action by giving him strict warnings and requiring him to be involved in charity work for six months.
Two days after the incident, 8TV held a press conference for him to apologise to all who were offended by his stunt. As a result, on Jan 19, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission stated that it would ban him from appearing on television for three months, also bar 8TV from airing live or tape-delayed entertainment programmes throughout the same period effect Jan 15.
The ban ruined his chance to perform two songs (Mahakarya Cinta and Kasih Tercipta) in Anugerah Juara Lagu organized by TV3.
On the international front, Janet Jackson (pix top right) caused a storm while performing in the halftime show of the 2004 Super Bowl, when her co star Justin Timberlake pulled off a piece of Jackson's costume, exposing her right breast.
An estimated 140 million people were watching the show when at the end, pop star Justin Timberlake popped off part of Jackson's corset, exposing her breast.
MTV produced the halftime show, which was broadcast by CBS. Both had issued their own apologies.
A statement from MTV said the tearing of Jackson's costume "was unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional and was inconsistent with assurances we had about the content of the performance.
"MTV regrets this incident occurred, and we apologize to anyone who was offended by it."
Despite its apology, MTV did not hesitate to promote the incident after the fact. A Web page headline said: "Janet Jackson Got Nasty at the MTV-Produced Super Bowl Halftime Show."
Continuing, the Web page said, "Jaws across the country hit the carpet at exactly the same time. You know what we're talking about ... Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and a kinky finale that rocked the Super Bowl to its core."
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