According to the latest Hollywood gossip, a Marc Jacobs perfume ad featuring teen actress DAKOTA FANNING has been banned in England due to the fact that it was too “sexually provocative.” But is it, really? Check it out and judge for yourself:
17-year-old Dakota, who is the new face of Marc Jacobs’ latest fragrance Oh, Lola!, is seen posing with the large, flower-topped perfume bottle in these ads. Unfortunately, the bottle is situated between her legs, which some found indecent and inappropriate due to its sexual vibe… plus, it doesn’t help that she looks very young.
After receiving numerous complaints about the provocative photo, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decided to ban Dakota’s Oh, Lola! ads. They later released a statement, which read:
”We noted that the model was holding up the perfume bottle which rested in her lap between her legs and we considered that its position was sexually provocative.
We understood the model was 17 years old but we considered she looked under the age of 16. We considered that the length of her dress, her leg and position of the perfume bottle drew attention to her sexuality. Because of that, along with her appearance, we considered the ad could be seen to sexualise a child.”
Dakota is 17 years old, and she’s been in far more provocative situations, especially in her movie “The Runaways” where she can be seen traipsing around in lingerie and making out with Kristen Stewart. So is it really that big of a deal?
What do you think? Is the photo really so bad, or are people getting too bent out of shape over nothing?
image via Marc Jacobs
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