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Robbie Williams' New Video Too Much For Mainstream TV
LONDON--British music TV programs "Top of the Pops" and "CD:UK" have heavily censored the video for Robbie Williams ' new single "Rock DJ" because it depicts scenes of cannibalism as well as of Williams naked.
In the video, a naked Williams peels off his own skin, then pulls out his heart and throws it against a wall. A group of models then feast on his flesh until nothing is left except a dancing skeleton.
"Top of the Pops," which is screened in the early evening on Friday, has cut parts of Williams' video, and "CD:UK," which is aimed at children on Saturday morning, will only show two minutes of it.
The full-length video will be shown, however, on "Top of the Pops 2," which is screened late on Saturday night. A special live performance of "Rock DJ" can be viewed online at Williams' official website.
The controversial flick is directed by Vaughan Arnell, the man behind George Michael's notorious "Outside," which makes fun of Marcelo Rodrigues, the policeman who arrested Michael in a Los Angeles toilet in 1998.
Williams, who is a former member of boy band Take That, sold out all shows on his upcoming 21-date U.K. tour earlier this week. He will play at the Bele Chere Festival in Southeville, North Carolina on July 29.
