NBC Edits Out Controversial Madonna Crucifix Scene From Upcoming Televised Concert

You might have heard about Madonna's show stunt where she mounts herself to a crucifix. It's got her in heaps of trouble, and now NBC is editing out a controversial portion of a Madonna concert scheduled to air November 22nd.

"The network said, in a statement issued Thursday, that it is now taking out of the special the visuals of Madonna on the cross, but leaving in the song. As soon as details of the concert were released, NBC2 began receiving e-mails critical of the performance." "In its statement, NBC didn't not say why the controversial images were being cut from the special." -- I'm not going to make any religious judgments here, but purely from a business standpoint, I think the network could put ratings through the roof if they kept the scene in the concert. It would be just as controversial as Survivor breaking up teams by race. It works for ratings.