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MTV Staffers Receiving Threats Over <em>Jersey Shore</em>
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Jen Carlson
Published Dec 9, 2009
Modified Dec 9, 2009
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Did you guys watch Jersey Shore last week? All you really need to do is watch this animated gif and you'll get the gist. The show is the center of some controversy, with Italian-American group Unico National calling for its cancellation after promos aired on MTV using the word "guido." The show is still slated to air again, on schedule, tomorrow night — and the drama continues off-air as well.
The group has already called for members to ask advertisers to boycott the show (allegedly Dominos pizza has pulled their commercials), and now Fox news reports that MTV staffers have been the target of threats! An insider told them: "The MTV building in Times Square was getting crazy threats and they are in the process of hiring more security [and] bodyguards." Some of the threats were described as "violent."
Sheesh, whatever happened to just leaving a bloody horse head in the lobby?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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