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RealityBlurred, meanwhile, reported that Godley wasn't even exposing himself: Citing an audience member and interview with "X Factor" host Steve Jones, it said he was wearing a thong.
That would explain why he wasn't immediately arrested for flashing an arena full of people, including children. The performance -- of a song Godley had written called "I'm a Stud" -- was recorded during the show's Seattle auditions.
The show didn't make clear whether he was, in fact, showing his genitals -- but strongly implied that he was.
Paula Abdul was so upset by the performance that she briefly fled the judge's table. When she returned she said she felt sick. Although all of the judges expressed disgust at the performance, they allowed it to go on at length, and producers opted to include it in the taped broadcast.
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Fox, which aired the show, declined to comment on the complaint. A PTC representative told TheWrap that the group filed the complaint Friday.
"While a digitally imposed 'X' partially covered Mr. Godley’s genitals, the scene lingered on his nudity while editing in the shocked responses of the judges and other members of the audience," the complaint reads. "Families were led to believe 'The X Factor' would be family-friendly programming and instead were assaulted by graphic nudity. In fact, judge Paula Abdul walked out during the performance, apparently becoming physically ill by what happened.
"Although the Commission’s authority to enforce its broadcast decency rules has been the subject of ongoing litigation, there is no reason for the Commission not to act in this instance. The content in this case included prolonged, un-fleeting nudity used to shock the audience. The program did not air live, so every second was carefully edited by the Fox network and cannot be attributed to a 'mistake.'"
As a result, the Parents Television Council filed a formal broadcast indecency complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against Fox Broadcasting. The act aired shortly after 9 p.m., during hours when indecent content is prohibited on broadcast television.
As described on PTC's website, their mission is "to promote and restore responsibility and decency to the entertainment industry in answer to America's demand for positive, family-oriented television programming."
PTC president Tim Winter called Godley's performance downright "indecent." He also added, "As the broadcast decency law comes before the United States Supreme Court in the coming term, Fox has offered a compelling demonstration as to why that law needs to be upheld. If Godley performed his act in public, he would have been arrested. But if he performs it in front of a Fox camera, his act is beamed via the public airwaves into every home in the nation."
Along with judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, several mothers with children and teenagers in the audience appeared disturbed by Godley's act. Some people even stood and left the arena.
Godley, on the other hand, insists his attire was nothing worse than what is seen on a beach.
"We always dance in g-strings," he told TMZ.com. "G-Strings are legal. The PTC have no complaint to make."
HBut he added, "I apologize to anyone that was exposed to my behind . I had no intention of showing it and it was an accident when I fell. I was caught up in the moment.
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