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Christian Bale has said that he isn't worried about the Chinese censoring his new movie, The Flowers of War.

The movie is about the Japanese army's 1937 rampage through Nanjing.

Bale said:

"I just do what I do. What happens after I'm wrapped is always out of my hands. It doesn't matter which country that's in, which scenes get chosen, which scenes get cut, that has nothing to do with me."

True. We guess once everything is done, an actor can only hope they did their best and that everyone else doesn't screw anything up.

The film's dialogue is split between english and mandarin, and Bale even needed a translator to work with the director, Zhang.

Bale said:

"I have a great sense of adventure, and whatever adventure I can take out of moviemaking, I'm going to.

So I hope that not just with China but with internationally that we'll start to get much more mixing of nationalities and film cultures. And I think we're going to get some really interesting results from that."

We'll be interested to see if there is a huge difference between the Chinese and English versions of the film.

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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The internet has been banding together over the last few weeks to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and has just gained a very powerful ally — the White House!

In a statement responding to two petitions against the bills from the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Obama administration officials wrote:

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Steven Tyler is down for a bleep here or there. But too many bleeps, then where's the fun?

The FCC is under scrutiny over its regulation policies and the Supreme Court will hear a case on the matter. The Aerosmith frontman is willing to provide his own legal counsel for the FCC.

There's a certain charm and passion and magic in not showing full-frontal nudity. It's really hot when you only show a little

Tyler goes on to say that a clever quip or pun is okay but if rules and regulations were revoked, there would be no creativity or fun.

The FCC's troubles started back in 2003 when Bono

Tags: censorship, children, court, fcc, government, steven tyler, television

Unfortunately, it seems that actions always have consequences - even if the initial action was effing HIGHlarious!

Roots drummer Questlove caused a bit of controversy for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon when he chose to play Fishbone's Lyin' Ass Bitch during Michele Bachmann's walk-on song, and apparently now, he's being forced to clear every song choice with three NBC executives!

Fallon explains:

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Just add this country to the list!

Only weeks after its premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) has been banned in Australia, as the country's Classification Review Board refused to give it a rating, citing “gratuitous, exploitative or offensive depictions of violence."

Ros Phillips, a spokeswoman for FamilyVoice Australia, says:

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PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

"Today, the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing testimony related to legislation designed to combat online copyright infringement. The House Bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and the Senate version pursue an at-all-costs approach to policing the net that would have grave repercussions to the Internet as we know it." writes Senator Ron Wyden.

According to him and many other senators, the proposed legislation could strip certain freedoms of the people at corporations' wishes under the guise of copyright protection.

For example, when one little kid wants to upload a video of herself rapping Nicki Minaj to Facebook, the entire site could be blocked for each and every user.

When someone wants to share a cool still from last night's The New Girl on Tumblr, the entire site could be shut down for each and every user.

These websites, among countless others, have proven effective as tools to share information in a fast-evolving world where freedom of expression is constantly facing new challenges.

Senator Wyden also points out the proponents

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The Chinese government has ordered China's satellite stations to undergo a drastic clean up of programs they deem "overly entertaining."

The order is also banning viewership surveys and the use of ratings as the main reason for whether a show gets to stay on the air.

The order states:

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