Fox Nixes Super Bowl Ad Depicting ‘Controversial’ Border Wall: Report
Jessica Chasmar, Washington Times, January 19, 2017
Fox has rejected a Super Bowl LI ad for a Pittsburgh-based building supply company because a border wall depicted in the ad was seen as too “controversial,” according to the advertising company that created the spot.
Fox asked for changes to the 90-second commercial from 84 Lumber, a first-time Super Bowl advertiser, the CEO of ad agency Brunner said in a statement Wednesday, AdWeek reported.
“FOX rejected our original commercial because they determined that some of the imagery, including ‘the wall’ would be too controversial,” CEO Michael Brunner said. “So we went back and revised the spot to make it acceptable to them.”
The ad focuses on recruitment and originally included images of immigrants unable to cross the border due to “the wall,” Campaign reported.
“Parts of it were shot out west, parts of it are in Mexico,” Mr. Brunner told a local CBS News affiliate. “There’s some elements in it that are … can be considered politically sensitive.”
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84 Lumber said it will post the original ad online during the Super Bowl. If their new ad is approved, it is scheduled to air before halftime, The Post reported.
