Greece bans Moment of Truth

It was pretty nasty stuff when Australia aired the American version (pictured).

Now the Greek version of Moment of Truth has been banned on the grounds of taste and decency, in a move that could end up in the European Court of Justice.

The Greek National Council for Radio and Television has repeatedly warned commercial broadcaster Antenna about the content of the show, in which contestants win up to six-figure sums by answering embarrassing questions while hooked up to a lie detector. It has also imposed fines.

The game show produced by Elisabeth Murdoch’s ShineReveille International depicted a mother being asked, in the presence of her daughter and son-in-law, if she wished her daughter had married a richer man. In March, another episode featured a female guest who was asked if she had ever had sex for money, or slept with a man and a woman at the same time.

The following month, a male player admitted he had fantasised about his sister’s partner.

The spiteful format originated in Colombia, where one woman admitted to hiring a hit man to kill her husband.

In the Greek case, Antenna has hit back, claiming that it may take the case to the European Commission, on the grounds of “extreme censorship.”

It’s a Greek tragedy….

Source: C21