Hoff pulls out of 'tacky' MTV awards
David Hasselhoff: Integrity not for sale
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Sunday, 29, Oct 2006 04:19
Entertainer David Hasselhoff has pulled out of co-presenting the MTV European Video Music Awards after claiming the show's producers had no taste.
The 1980s style icon was due to present the awards with singer Justin Timberlake on November 2nd in Copenhagen, but the Sunday Mirror claims that the Hoff baulked once he saw the night's script.
Apparently the 54-year-old, who recently made a splash with Jump in My Car in the UK charts, was not prepared to deliver such set-pieces as ripping off his co-presenters shirt and remarking "you need to get some more chest hairs like me".
Another planned scene involved the SexyBack singer wondering where Hasselhoff had gone, only for the camera to pan out to a Jacuzzi offstage where the Baywatch actor was entertaining some ladies with some champagne.
"It was all tongue-in-cheek stuff, but Mr Hasselhoff didn't find it funny," an MTV source told the tabloid.
"He told them he's a massive star in Europe - and doesn't want to be made fun of. MTV had spent a month on the scripts and are gutted the Hoff pulled out at the last minute."