Moore election show dropped

The BBC has reported that a US cable company has dropped a three-hour election show made by filmmaker Michael Moore.

13:33 16 October 2004

The BBC has reported that a US cable company has dropped a three-hour election show made by filmmaker Michael Moore.

The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special, including the first TV showing of his film Fahrenheit 9/11, was to be shown the night before US voters go to the polls for the Presidential election.

The pay-per-view channel In Demand say that they have dropped the film from their schedule due to "legitimate business and legal concerns," but Mr Moore is claiming that the company were pressurised into the decision.

We've informed them of their legal responsibility and we all informed them that every corporate executive that has attempted to prohibit Americans from seeing this film has failed," said Mr Moore, who is reportedly considering legal action against the company.

In Demand said any legal action by Mt Moore would be, "entirely baseless and groundless."

The filmmaker is an outspoken critic of US President, George W Bush, who is standing for re-election against Democratic candidate, John Kerry.

It is said that the release of his controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which makes links between the Bush family and Osama Bin Laden's Saudi relatives, was timed to achieve maximum impact ahead of the US election.