HBO Pulls Offensive GAME OF THRONES Episode From All Digital Platforms

HBO has announced that it will immediately pull the 10th episode of its fantasy drama series GAME OF THRONES from all digital platforms including HBO Go and iTunes, due to an offensive prop which appeared in the show. 

During the episode, a head made to resemble president George W. Bush was used as a prop in a beheading scene. In addition to pulling the episode, the cable network has decided to halt shipments of the DVD box set from the season which features show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ commenting on the offensive prop.  

Following an official apology from the network Wednesday night, HBO went on to issue a strongly worded statement on the incident which reads: “We were deeply dismayed to see this and find it unacceptable, disrespectful and in very bad taste. We made this clear to the executive producers of the series who apologized immediately for this careless mistake. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms and have halted all future shipments of the DVDs, removed it from our digital platforms and will edit the scene for all future airings on any distribution domestic or international.”