• Guardian (U.K.), Friday, February 3, 2006 11:30 AM

An ad for Dolce & Gabbana watches that shows two men kissing has been deemed acceptable by the U.K.'s advertising watchdog group after receiving numerous complaints from viewers. The TV spot was shown on several British channels last Saturday evening and sparked calls from 89 viewers who found it offensive. In the ad, people are shown in cafes wearing two watches on their wrists; in the final scene, one man kisses another on the lips after giving him one of his watches for fixing his car. The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the scene was "not inappropriate at times of general, family viewing" and added in a statement, "We did not consider that a kiss between two men automatically made an ad unacceptable for broadcast or that the kiss was in itself grounds for imposing a stricter timing restriction."

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