I'm sure everyone has seen the VW Polo Suicide Bomber "ad" that has made the round on the web this past week (I don't have the link handy). Volkswagon is bringing a lawsuit against the maker of the film.
Article here: http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1398826,00.html
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MediaGuardian reports commercial director Stuart Fryer directed the hotly debated Volkswagen Polo viral ad in which a suicide bomber detonates his bombs within the vehicle. The spot has been linked to a London-based creative partnership called Lee and Dan who are currently being sued by Volkswagen for their part in the creating of the ad.
Fryer claims the spot was created and shot for use on a show reel and was never intended to be seen by the public. Fryer explains saying, "I just wanted it for show reel purposes, not seen by millions of people around the world. I don't want to offend people, I just want to make advertisements. I wanted to show it to the Saatchis and BBHs of this world. Little did I know that the advert that I made would be sent out on the internet and create such a fuss - it's shocked me."
Click here for the VW spot.
Here's a link to the VW spot:
http://www.boreme.com/bm/JAN05/a/vw-suicide-bomber/fr.htm