amen-madonna: 1990: MTV bans Madonna’s “Justify My Love” video due to its imagery of sadomasochism,
amen-madonna: 1990: MTV bans Madonna’s “Justify My Love” video due to its imagery of sadomasochism, voyeurism, and bisexuality. The controversy would turn out to be a publicity and financial coup for the singer, with the single spending two consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in early 1991. -- source link