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   Is MTV's 'Skins' Child Pornography? A Legal Expert Weighs In

   11:56 pm 2/16/2011

   • by Daniel Holloway, Back Stage

   The legal debate continues over whether the show is child porn.Read more

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   PTC Calls Out Elle for Featuring Teen Skins Stars in Lingerie (Exclusive)

   10:07 am 2/16/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   The organization also renews its fight against Clearasil for advertising during the controversial MTV series.Read more

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   Channel 4 Criticized for Airing 'The Joy of Teen Sex'

   1:39 pm 2/9/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   Channel 4, the network that launched "Skins" in the U.K., has been severely criticized by a group of sex-education specialists for sexualizing children and relationships in its current series "The Joy of Teen Sex.Read more

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4. Teens Mock PTC for 'Skins' Outrage (Video)

   5:34 am 2/4/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   "I heard there were 42 instances of drugs, sex and alcohol in the fist episode alone… sounds like you guys invented a drinking game!"Read more

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   Clearasil Has No Plans to Pull Advertising on ‘Skins’ (Exclusive)

   1:57 pm 2/3/2011

   • by Mark Cina

   The zit cream buys advertising time in blocks and MTV can slot ads wherever they have free time.Read more

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6. PTC Urges Attorney General's Office to Investigate MTV's 'Skins'

   12:58 pm 2/2/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   "It is unfortunate that we have reached the point of having to call for a criminal investigation into the production and distribution of an MTV show depicting minors in sexual situations,” says the group's president. Read more

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   Despite Ad Boycott and Ratings Slide, MTV Exec Still Stands by 'Skins'

   1:56 pm 2/1/2011

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   Though Monday's show was down slightly from last week, net programming chief David Janollari tells THR: "We’re in it for the long run."Read more

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   Proactiv Latest Advertiser to Pull Out of MTV's Skins (EXCLUSIVE)

   11:30 am 2/1/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   "We have officially requested that MTV revise our traffic schedule so that Proactiv spots cease airing during Skins," a company vp tells THR.Read more

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9. 'Skins:' See the Controversial U.K. Promo (Video)

   9:28 am 1/28/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   In one scene, a teen points a gun at another; in a second scene, a girl strips.Read more

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    'Skins' Creator: MTV Series Is the 'Opposite of Pornography'

    6:50 pm 1/26/2011

    • by Sofia M. Fernandez

    Bryan Elsley says he will not change the content of the racy teen drama despite advertisers' reservations, legal concerns.Read more

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