The BBC reports that tonight's telethon to help victims of Hurricane Katrina will not be cut to "edit political statements out" of the live show. The BBC also reports that Kanye West has again been invited to perform. During NBC's telethon last week, West deviated from the script to say "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
"No special precautions will be taken to edit political statements out of a live US TV benefit for Hurricane Katrina survivors, the show's producer said...
"Producer Joel Gallen said the Shelter From the Storm telethon would be shown with a standard 30-second delay.
"This will guard against any obscenities, said Mr Gallen, who added that he had spoken to all musicians and actors on the line-up about not detracting from the show's fundraising purpose.
"I think people understand that politicising this will certainly not be a smart thing to do as far as inspiring people to call in and rally around this cause," he said.
