FCC Fines ABC Over Nude Buttocks The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $1.4 million indecency fine against the Walt Disney Company's ABC network over a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue. The episode in question shows a woman's naked buttocks in a scene where a young boy walks in on the nude woman taking a shower. In a notice filed on Friday, the agency said it had received "numerous complaints" after the show was shown on 52 ABC stations in the Central and Mountain time zones at 9 p.m., in violation of federal restrictions against broadcasting "obscene material" between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The network opposes the fine and plans to appeal. View the screen shots that prompted the FCC decison. Read more and watch the NYPD Blue scene. 
German Travel Firm Schedules Naked Flight Fifty-five passengers will be able to fly naked on Germany's first nudist holiday flight, offered by an eastern German travel firm, according to Reuters.com. Travel agency OssiUrlaub.de said it would start taking bookings Friday for a trial nudist day trip to the popular Baltic Sea resort of Usedom for 499 euros or $735 USD. Passengers will remain clothed until they board and will have to dress before disembarking. The flight will close a gap in Germany's nudist travel market. Naturism, or "free body culture" (FKK) as it is known in Germany, was banned by the Nazis but boomed again after WWII. Although FKK hotels, restaurants, and shops are abundant, this will be the first naked flight. Read more... Posh Spice Poses Nude for Charity T-Shirt Victoria Beckham, wife of British soccer star and member of the Spice Girls, has posed nude for a charity T-shirt by designer Marc Jacobs. Posh Spice appears on Jacobs' latest T-shirt with the tagline "Protect The Skin You're In" to support The Interdisciplinary Melanoma Cooperative Group, a sun-protection initiative set up by Jacobs' business partner. Beckham is in good company--Hilary Swank, Selma Blair, Julianne Moore and Christy Turlington are among celebrities who have posed for the cause in the past. The $35 T-shirt will be on sale at Marc Jacobs boutiques. Read more... Artist Awarded Damages Over Nude Statue Frank Hermesh, a Canadian artist, will receive $14,000 in damages from the City of Penticton after vandals repeatedly damaged the statue's male genitalia. Frank the Baggage Handler drew international headlines after criticism of the statue led to defacement. The statue of a nude man surrounded by suitcases was unveiled to the public about three years ago. Hermesh removed the statue in 2005 to prevent more damage. He offered to put it back up again inside but the city refused. They cancelled the contract, refused to pay Hermesh for having created the piece and refused to pay for repairs, so Hermesh sued. Frank and his baggage was purchased by a local winery where he now is safely displayed in all his (repaired) glory. Read more... 
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