Controversial Guns N’ Roses promo being modified

Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Democracy” at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012.

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Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 | 2:33 p.m.

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This version of the Guns n' Roses' banned album cover is being used to promote its residency at Hard Rock Hotel's Joint. A more explicit version of the artwork, used on its website, depicts the woman with a breast exposed and her underwear below her knees which, critics say, strongly suggests sexual assault.

A Las Vegas resort criticized for a suggestive ad campaign promoting Guns N' Roses shows is apologizing for the flap and changing the artwork.

Ads for the band's four-week run at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino depicted a disheveled woman who appeared to be sexually assaulted beneath the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign.

The artwork came to the attention of county commissioners after they temporarily renamed a street Paradise City Road in honor of the band's famous song.

Rape crisis groups decried the campaign, saying it glorified domestic violence and could re-traumatize victims.

The Hard Rock issued a statement saying it regrets that the campaign offended members of the community, and it started modifying the ads Friday.

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By missd

Nov. 5, 2012

7:02 p.m.

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Horrible ad. So pathetic to depict a woman having been raped. Enough of this exploitation of women and all the violence attached with it.
By JustMe

Nov. 6, 2012

7:51 a.m.

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The commissioner that helped them move their underage prostitution operation to Clark County from texas

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