A controversial advert for Will Ferrell's new Broadway show has been pulled from U.S. TV - after millions of outraged Americans complained the promo was too outrageous for its daytime slot.

The foul-mouthed funnyman will appear in You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush, which opens in New York next month. Promoting the show, Ferrell appears onscreen in the advertisement and says, "If you don't watch this, you're a giant D-bag. D stands for 'douche.'"

However after airing the stunt during two popular morning programs, network executives at ABC and CBS caved in to pressure from viewers and pulled the ad, reports the New York Post. Both networks will reportedly run a set of more tame commercials shot to promote Ferrell's one-man-show.



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