Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Huckleberries Online

Idaho Bans Booze At ‘50 Shades’ Showings

Actress Dakota Johnson, left, and actor Jamie Dornan pose for photographers on the red carpet for the world premiere of "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Idaho authorities are telling movie theaters serving alcohol that they can’t provide drinks during showings of the erotic blockbuster “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The Idaho State Police’s Alcohol Beverage Control has contacted at least two theaters showing the popular R-rated flick, ordering them to comply with a law banning businesses from serving booze to people watching sexually explicit films. The law lists types of scenes requiring a booze ban. “Fifty Shades of Grey” features bondage and sadomasochism scenes. Moviegoer Michele Williams of Eagle tells the Idaho Statesman in Boise in a Friday story that the message being sent is that women can’t control themselves if they drink during the movie/AP. More here.

Thoughts?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

Follow Dave online: