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JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli singer has the shadow of a big green ogre hanging over his masculinity.
The Hebrew version of the animated hit movie Shrek 2 narrowly avoided being banned from the big screen after it used the name of singer David D'Or as a synonym for castration. D'Or petitioned a Tel Aviv court Tuesday to ban the Hebrew-dubbed version of the film that used the phrase "Let's David D'Or him" when one character suggests neutering another.
D'Or, who represented Israel in the Eurovision song contest, has a high falsetto voice.
The judge refrained from barring the film after the Israeli distributor said that a new translation was already being used in cinemas and promised not to use the D'Or version.
"This film is going to immortalize me as a eunuch ... and make me an object of ridicule," D'Or told the Yediot Ahronot daily before the decision.
"We got what we wanted," said Yigal Doron, a lawyer for D'Or.
Lawyers in the case could not say what had been chosen to replace the offending line.
© The Canadian Press, 2004
The Hebrew version of the animated hit movie Shrek 2 narrowly avoided being banned from the big screen after it used the name of singer David D'Or as a synonym for castration. D'Or petitioned a Tel Aviv court Tuesday to ban the Hebrew-dubbed version of the film that used the phrase "Let's David D'Or him" when one character suggests neutering another.
D'Or, who represented Israel in the Eurovision song contest, has a high falsetto voice.
The judge refrained from barring the film after the Israeli distributor said that a new translation was already being used in cinemas and promised not to use the D'Or version.
"This film is going to immortalize me as a eunuch ... and make me an object of ridicule," D'Or told the Yediot Ahronot daily before the decision.
"We got what we wanted," said Yigal Doron, a lawyer for D'Or.
Lawyers in the case could not say what had been chosen to replace the offending line.
© The Canadian Press, 2004
