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Sony Yanks Y&R Spots After Nets Complain

NEW YORK—Sony Electronics last week pulled a series of four spots from Young & Rubicam here before they even ran. The Fargo-esque spots for Sonystyle.com tell the story of two hicks who kidnap a Santa Claus in a parking lot, take him home, shoot golf balls at him and then dump him back at the lot. Cable networks found some of the spots offensive and at least one net said it wouldn’t run all of them, said a Sony representative.

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