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Green Day Ad Ban
04/07/05
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(Punkbands) Who knew that Green Day was too hot for the Marriott Marquis? The Independent Film Channel had booked an outdoor wall of the Times Square hotel to advertise IFC's year-long association with the popular punk band on a 28-by- 43-foot billboard. But Marriott execs immediately balked when they saw the billboard's cartoon image: a heart-shaped grenade gripped by a bloodied hand.

"We have the right to review all advertising that goes on our buildings," a Marriott spokeswoman told me, "and if we feel it has any political, pornographic or inappropriate content, we have the right to reject that ad." [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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