NBC’s upcoming series ‘The Playboy Club’ is already getting complaints from the Parents Television Council (PTC), as the actors have a clause in their contracts stating that nudity may be required, tvline.com is reporting. The clause also states that simulated sex acts may be required as well. While these scenes won’t appear on the NBC broadcast version, they may be included in the international DVD releases or cable syndication.
The pilot, which is now wrapping in Chicago, doesn’t include any nudity. But PTC president Tim Winter released a statement, saying that when Congress was reviewing the NBC Universal-Comcast merger, he “called on the FCC to force Comcast to stipulate that it absolutely will not use the public airwaves to distribute pornographic material.” He added that the ‘Playboy Club’ nudity clause is virtually unheard of for broadcast TV.
‘The playboy Club’ stars Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Naturi Naughton as new Bunnies. Eddie Cibrian plays a club regular/mob “fixer,” while David Krumholtz plays the club’s manager.
Written by: Karen Benardello
