CNN Apologizes To MTV For Falsely Reporting “Telephone” Ban

On Sunday afternoon CNN reported MTV had banned the new Lady Gaga/Beyonce video “Telephone” – and so many other outlets (like us) reported on the CNN report.

But MTV didn’t ban the video, and today CNN made the correction.

Brooke Baldwin, appearing with Rick Sanchez, addressed the issue this afternoon:
Baldwin: CNN erroneously reported on Sunday afternoon the video had been banned by MTV.
Sanchez: It wasn’t?!
Baldwin: Not at all. MTV called us, so you know what MTV? We owe you an apology. They began airing “Telephone” on Friday.

Clears that up! Watch the full video here, and check out CNN’s apology below:

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