Rock band Poison shows nude video segment at Oregon fair

Rock band Poison shows nude video segment at Oregon fair

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Story Published: Aug 25, 2007 at 2:02 PM PDT

Story Updated: Aug 25, 2007 at 2:02 PM PDT

By Associated Press

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - The 80's rock band Poison has been asked to issue an apology for a video shown during a recent performance at the Douglas County Fair that included a shot of a topless woman.

Poison is a regular performer at such events, but the entertainment company that booked them said this is the first time they've received a complaint.

The concern surrounded a pre-recorded video projected on a screen behind the band that contained snippets showing a semi-naked women.

"I'm upset and dumbfounded that after years of booking Poison, they would think that such a video at a fair was appropriate," Fran Romeo of the entertainment company TBA Global, wrote an e-mail sent to the director of the fairgrounds.

"No one was aware that it was going to be show," she said.

She has also asked the band to directly apologize for the incident.

The company said it has strict guidelines about appropriate conduct during shows at county and state fairs, where audiences generally include a large number of children.

APA Inc., the talent agency that represents Poison has also apologized. The company said it also did not the video was going to be used but said the band used artistic license in its decision that may have offended some attendees.

Poison is a glam-metal band known for its hits such as "Every Rose has its Thorn" and "Unskinny Bop."

The booking company has also alerted managers at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, where Poison is scheduled to appear next week, of the Douglas County situation.

The County Board of Commissioners first brought up the issue and a joint meeting of commissioners and the fair board has been scheduled to talk discuss the incident and other concerns.

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