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Watch out Italy: Unruly cast of Jersey Shore set to arrive
Jan 26, 2011, 11:07 GMT
Los Angeles - Watch out Italy: the loutish and misbehaving cast of the hit MTV reality series Jersey Shore is being transplanted to the country of their heritage for the entire fourth season of the show, MTV said Tuesday.
The show has become a hit on US television as it follows the often drunken relationships between eight housemates from New Jersey who are of Italian-American heritage.
Italian-American organizations have loudly condemned the show as maligning their culture and heritage, but that hasn't stopped MTV from deciding to film the entire fourth season on location in Italy.
'While the stateside Jersey Shore locales have become iconic for our audience ... Europe is a fresh spin on a show that continues to reach new heights for us,' MTV's Chris Linn said in a statement. 'The cast is headed to the birthplace of the culture they love and live by. We can't wait to see what erupts as a result.'
The Italian-American service organization UNICO denounced the plan: 'It will not only hurt Italians but all Americans. Their outrageous, reprehensible behaviour will make us look like buffoons and bimbos.'
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