NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood
has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by
pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the entertainment
industry should take some responsibility for such violence.
Fox pulled new episodes of "Family Guy" and "American Dad"
that were to air Sunday to avoid potentially sensitive content. The
originally scheduled episode of "Family Guy" had Peter telling his own
version of the nativity story. The "American Dad" episode told the story
of a demon who punished naughty children at Christmas. Both series plan
to substitute reruns.
In addition, Fox confirmed that a
schedule repeat of "The Cleveland Show" for Sunday was swapped for
another rerun of that series out of the same concern, and premieres for
Tom Cruise's "Jack Reacher" and the family comedy "Parental Guidance"
were postponed after Friday's shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., that
ended with 28 people dead, including 20 children as well as the gunman.
Hollywood should take some responsibility for such violence, Jamie Foxx, one of the industry's biggest stars, said Saturday as he promoted Quentin Tarantino's upcoming, ultra-violent, spaghetti Western-style film about slavery, "Django Unchained."
In an interview, Jamie Foxx said actors cannot "turn their back" on that fact that movie violence can influence people.
The film's press junket was
continuing in New York as scheduled. Tarantino said he was tired of
defending his films each time the nation is shocked by gun violence, saying "tragedies happen" and blame should fall on those guilty of the crimes.
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