Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Australian TV Show in Trouble Again

Must not joke about hepatitis:

"A comedian on Rove has been told to say sorry to hepatitis sufferers after a "cheap, cruel" joke on the show. Hepatitis Australia said it was offended by a piece on the show by Peter Helliar in which he joked about giving hepatitis C to American actor Pamela Anderson for her 40th birthday.

In a segment of the Sunday night comedy show, the comedian asked what would be the best present for the former Baywatch star, who has everything. "Hepatitis, oh wait, she already got that last year," Helliar said on the program.

Hepatitis Australia chief executive Helen Tyrrell said the "irresponsible" comment was a cruel and discriminatory attempt at humour.

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