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| Seth MacFarlane calls Family Guy hoax clip 'abhorrent' after episode pulled | Seth MacFarlane calls Family Guy hoax clip 'abhorrent' after episode pulled |
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| Rupert Murdoch's Fox network has pulled an episode of animated series Family Guy, after a series of clips from the show were edited and put online that appeared to depict parallels with the fatal attacks at Monday's Boston Marathon. | Rupert Murdoch's Fox network has pulled an episode of animated series Family Guy, after a series of clips from the show were edited and put online that appeared to depict parallels with the fatal attacks at Monday's Boston Marathon. |
| In the episode, called Turban Cowboy, main character Peter Griffin is seen crashing into runner in a car in order to win the race. | In the episode, called Turban Cowboy, main character Peter Griffin is seen crashing into runner in a car in order to win the race. |
| When asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance he says: "I'll tell ya, Bob, I just got in my car and drove it," Griffin says. "And when there was a guy in my way, I killed him." | When asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance he says: "I'll tell ya, Bob, I just got in my car and drove it," Griffin says. "And when there was a guy in my way, I killed him." |
| Later in the show in an unconnected incident he is seen befriending a terrorist who is plotting to blow up a bridge. The terrorist gives Griffin a mobile phone, which he uses to accidentally detonate the bomb. | Later in the show in an unconnected incident he is seen befriending a terrorist who is plotting to blow up a bridge. The terrorist gives Griffin a mobile phone, which he uses to accidentally detonate the bomb. |
| Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez said the episode, which was broadcast on TV in the US last month, has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. | Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez said the episode, which was broadcast on TV in the US last month, has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. |
| Fox moved to pull the episode after an internet mash-up of the two scenes from the show appeared online on Tuesday which made it look as if the explosions happened at the marathon. | Fox moved to pull the episode after an internet mash-up of the two scenes from the show appeared online on Tuesday which made it look as if the explosions happened at the marathon. |
| Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, said on Tuesday that the hoax clip currently circulating is "abhorrent". | Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, said on Tuesday that the hoax clip currently circulating is "abhorrent". |
| "The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent," he tweeted. "The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims." | "The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent," he tweeted. "The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims." |
| Paez said that Fox officials were working with YouTube to take down the edited clips. | Paez said that Fox officials were working with YouTube to take down the edited clips. |
| Channel 4's movie station, Film4, has taken the film Four Lions out of its schedule next week after the Boston Marathon bombings. | Channel 4's movie station, Film4, has taken the film Four Lions out of its schedule next week after the Boston Marathon bombings. |
| The comedy is about a group of British Muslims planning a bomb attack at the London Marathon. | The comedy is about a group of British Muslims planning a bomb attack at the London Marathon. |
| In a statement, the channel said: "In light of recent tragic events, Film4 has decided not to proceed with the planned broadcast of Four Lions which was scheduled for Monday 22 April." | In a statement, the channel said: "In light of recent tragic events, Film4 has decided not to proceed with the planned broadcast of Four Lions which was scheduled for Monday 22 April." |
| A previous episode of Family Guy was pulled after last December's Sandy Hook school shooting in which 20 children were killed in Newtown, Connecticut. | A previous episode of Family Guy was pulled after last December's Sandy Hook school shooting in which 20 children were killed in Newtown, Connecticut. |
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