MTV Pulls Punch Clip From Jersey Shore

MTV has announced that it has pulled a scene from the next episode of Jersey Shore that shows lead star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi getting punched in the face.

In the scene – which went viral after it was previewed during this past Thursday’s show – a man is seen knocking Polizzi’s face back violently at a club. The New York Post has identified her attacker as New York City gym teacher Lou Ferro, 24, who was arrested that same evening for the assault (which left Polizzi, 21, with an injury to the mouth), according to the Post.

“What happened to “Snooki” was a crime and obviously extremely disturbing,” MTV said in a statement Friday. “After hearing from our viewers, further consulting with experts on the issue of violence, and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context to not show the severity of this act or the resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air “Snooki” being physically punched in next week’s episode.”

The network said the episode will still make clear what events happened that night and plans to air a message at the end of the show listing available resources for those in abusive relationships.

The clip has also been removed from YouTube.

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