Censorship Watch: Weinstein and the NFL

Bradley Cooper has been banned from the NFL Network in a move Harvey Weinstein is calling “censorship.”  Cooper, one of the stars of the Weinstein Company’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” was to headline tonight’s “Rich Eisen Thanksgiving Special” with co-star Chris Tucker. But after the segment was approved, and taped, the network was abruptly told on Wednesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s office to scrap it.

The reason? That Robert De Niro’s character in the film is a part-time bookie.

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