Mavado not so special
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 00:09


Many people, both locally and abroad were eagerly anticipating the debut of Mavado's "So Special" on BET's 106 and Park yesterday (Monday, January 26). The exact reasons the video were not shown have not been presented but Mavado's management has commented on the matter.

The show's presenters had been hyping about the premier for several days, including showing clips from the video, but a last minute intervention by someone in the legal department prevented the video from airing.

"The anticipation was very high for the BET premier," said Mavado's management team. "We weren't notified until late in the day that there was a last minute objection by one of the legals over there, who had a censorship issue. He objected to "excessive display of alcohol" and "careless use of women as writhing set dressings!" The video is now available to watch online so people can make up their own minds about that."

Mavado's management went on to say that when the video was first submitted to BET they flagged several issues and were sent 3 different edits before approval.

"The show's programmer had passed the video and had been running promos so she was livid at the decision," he continued. "Its disappointing but all is not lost. If anything this may help publicise the video even more - Mavado can't seem to step without some form of controversy!"