Controversial commercials down through the years Mystery as Tiesto cancels
THERE’S more to the Super Bowl than tackles, touchdowns and cheer. And while a lot of football fans tune in to see the action, others are more interested in the ads that run between plays.
According to estimates, agencies pay an average of €6million to air a 30-second promo. But there have been controversies and some ads were even banned. Here, we list some of the most controversial commercials of all time.
Blind Date (1999) Smart Beep made an advert involving a blind date showing a man and a woman walking towards a car as they leave a house. After he lets the woman get into the car, she briefly sits alone before her date gets in, she farts.
While many people find farting funny, Fox did not, and it banned the promo.
Airborne In 2005, Fox rejected an advertisement for the cold remedy Airborne as it briefly showed the naked buttocks of actor Mickey Rooney.
Skinny Dipping This 2007 commercial showed a couple who decided to get into a swimming pool naked a night. But while enjoying their time, they realise that the pool actually has a below-ground window
DJ Tiesto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday’s Super Bowl because of an undisclosed family matter.
Writing on X, the 55-year-old Dutch producer, real name Tijs Verwest, told followers: “It was a tough decision to miss the game, but family always comes first.”
The Grammy-winning leading into a bar. musician was selected as the
Love Boat This ad for Snickers in first ever in-game DJ,
2007 showed two mechanics one of expected to warm up the whom gets out a snack. The other gives crowd before kick-off and into temptation and starts eating the throughout the game. chocolate bar from the opposite side, Tiesto married model before the pair accidentally kiss. Annika Backes in 2019 and the
After realising, they proceed to drink couple have two children. engine oil and rip out their chest hair to His gigs for last night in scrub away the incident. The ad was New York and tonight in Las deemed homophobic and ditched. Vegas were not cancelled.