KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The producer of a Danish reality television show has apologized to Muslim-majority Malaysia for shooting a nude scene on a southern island earlier this month, a report said Saturday.
Photographs of contestants from "Expedition Robinson," the Danish version of the popular "Survivor" series, taking part in a nude race were published recently on the front page of a Malay-language tabloid, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.
Malaysia has strict film regulations that ban obscenity.
Scandinavian production house Strix Television AB, which produces the show, said requiring participants to bare all for the race on an island off Johor state was not part of the script and assured Malaysian authorities it would not be aired, The Star newspaper reported.
During the race several of the contestants stripped down while some were allowed to keep their underwear on, reports said. A female contestant who refused to take off her clothes was kicked off the show.
Strix has fired the director responsible for the "insensitive and insulting" race, the report said.
"The call was made outside the chain of command and has affected the integrity of our organization," Strix executive producer Jacob Juhl was quoted as saying.
"This was an inexcusable incident, a huge error of judgment and a devastating blow to the good relationship between the Danish production company and the people of Malaysia," Juhl said.
No further details were available. Strix and Malaysian officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
"Expedition Robinson" debuted in 1997 and was the first production worldwide of a reality series that was developed in Britain and has since been produced in many other countries, most notably in the U.S. under the title "Survivor." (The Associated Press)
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