August 12, 2005
The glories of hip-hop culture
NY's HOT97 fined for "Slapfest" promotion.
WQHT Hot 97's parent company also agreed in a settlement to pay $240,000, which equaled the maximum fine it faced, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said.
Spitzer and the state Athletic Commission said the hip-hop and rhythm and blues station held 24 "Smackfest" contests from April 2004 to January 2005. Young women took turns "violently" slapping each other for concert tickets and as much as $5,000 in cash, Spitzer said. Images of the slapping then ran on the station's Web site.
Posted by Papa-Lu at August 12, 2005 9:03 AM
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Eeeuuuwww. Who on earth would think a few concert tickets were worth this? Yuck.
Posted by: MamaT at August 12, 2005 3:55 PM
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