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Madeleine McCann costume sparks complaints to Asylum club | Madeleine McCann costume sparks complaints to Asylum club |
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A nightclub has removed a "distasteful" photograph from its websites following complaints it showed a man in a costume depicting missing child Madeleine McCann. | A nightclub has removed a "distasteful" photograph from its websites following complaints it showed a man in a costume depicting missing child Madeleine McCann. |
The image was posted on official social media sites belonging to Birmingham's Asylum Nightclub earlier this week. | The image was posted on official social media sites belonging to Birmingham's Asylum Nightclub earlier this week. |
It was taken backstage at the club during indie-music event Uprawr. | It was taken backstage at the club during indie-music event Uprawr. |
The photograph, dubbed "distasteful" by club owners, sparked over 100 online complaints on Instagram and Facebook. | The photograph, dubbed "distasteful" by club owners, sparked over 100 online complaints on Instagram and Facebook. |
Madeleine McCann, from Leicestershire, went missing during a family holiday to Portugal in 2007, prompting a worldwide search. | |
The image shows an unidentified man wearing a cardboard advent calendar that featured a photograph of the missing child's face. | The image shows an unidentified man wearing a cardboard advent calendar that featured a photograph of the missing child's face. |
No one from the club was available for comment. | No one from the club was available for comment. |
Speaking to The Birmingham Mail, a club spokeswoman said the photograph had been removed from its Instagram and Facebook pages. | Speaking to The Birmingham Mail, a club spokeswoman said the photograph had been removed from its Instagram and Facebook pages. |
"The photograph was distasteful, and each photograph will be checked before being published online in the future," she said. | "The photograph was distasteful, and each photograph will be checked before being published online in the future," she said. |
She added that the man had "nothing to do with the Asylum club or the Uprawr promoter whatsoever". | She added that the man had "nothing to do with the Asylum club or the Uprawr promoter whatsoever". |
In November, two students caused offence by entering a fancy dress contest in Chester dressed as New York's Twin Towers. | In November, two students caused offence by entering a fancy dress contest in Chester dressed as New York's Twin Towers. |
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