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Lady Gaga In The Clear Over TV Cursing

October 6th, 2009 9:40am EDT Post a comment 4 comments Add to My News

Lady Gaga has escaped punishment after swearing on live TV on Saturday - because the cuss was heard during a "safe harbor" period.

The controversial singer came under fire for singing the word "s%*t" while performing her hit Paparazzi on comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live, which was heard without censoring on the East Coast.

However, TV bosses at the program and network NBC will not be fined for Gaga's indiscretion - because she belted out the four-letter word during a time in scheduling when mature content is permissible.

According to TV watchdogs at the Federal Communications Commission, action cannot be taken on indecent or profane speech broadcast between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

Last week, Saturday Night Live producers were criticized after actress Jenny Slate said "f#*k" in a skit.

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