Article: Don't look, it's Brad Pitt!(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Byline: Bill Ferguson

This just in _ looking at Brad Pitt can be hazardous to your mental health. At least that seems to be the opinion of the government of Malaysia, which has banned a car commercial featuring Pitt from its airwaves.

And why does the Malaysian government think that Pitt's hawking of Toyotas will corrupt their fair nation? Is he naked in this commercial? Does he curse, drink, smoke or take drugs as he lauds the virtue of the auto in question? Or are they just upset that he made "The Mexican"?

Apparently it's nothing as obvious as that. Brad is just the latest unfortunate target of a government that believes that the ...

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