CBS doesn’t want any wardrobe malfunctions at the Grammys.
The Tiffany Network tersely reminded all “talent appearing on camera” to cover up — especially “buttocks and female breasts” and the “genital region,” according to an internal memo exposed by Deadline Hollywood.
“Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered,” a network suit wrote in the titillating email.
“Thong-type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare, fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic.”
The network doesn’t want any viewers to see what’s under those sheer outfits.
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“Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples,” according to the internal memo.
“Please be sure the genital region is adequately covered so that there is no visible ‘puffy’ bare skin exposure.”
The Grammys air Sunday night at 8 on Channel 2.
In addition to body parts, CBS said it wouldn’t be thrilled with any commercial or political statements.
“Please avoid commercial identification of actual brand name products on T-shirts. Foreign language on wardrobe will need to be cleared,” according to the CBS warning.
“The Network requests that any organized cause visibly spelled out on talent’s wardrobe be avoided. This would include lapel pins or any other form of accessory.”
And in all caps, CBS loudly reminded any profanity-thinking artists to steer clear of four-letter words: “OBSCENITY OR PARTIALLY SEEN OBSCENITY ON WARDROBE IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR BROADCAST. This as well, pertains to audience members that appear on camera.”
CBS was famously fined for a “wardrobe malfunction” at halftime of the 2004 Super Bowl.
That’s when, during a performance by Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, a portion of her outfit came off, briefly exposing the song bird’s breast. CBS was fined $550,000 by the FCC, but that penalty was later overturned.
The Grammys email about sheer clothing and thong underwear could have been inspired by Pink’s famed 2010 high-wire act.
She sang “Glitter in the Air” while suspended in the air, wearing a nude bodysuit that left little to the imagination.