Graphic pop videos 'to be given 18 certificates' to stop children from seeing them

Raunchy music videos could soon face new restrictions that would give them age certification ratings just like films, under new plans being considered by the Government.
Pop stars have increasingly come under fire in the last year for sexually explicit videos where singers are often seen wearing as little as possible or nothing at all.

Rihanna saw filming for her We Found Love video in an Northern Ireland field halted last year because her outfit was deemed 'too inappropriate' by the landowner.

The RnB singer came under fire again when media regulator Ofcom warned that her 'highly sexualised' S&M video that contained scenes of 'sexual bondage, dominance and sadomasochism' should not be aired before the watershed. 


The regulator said that several of the scenes 'could have potentially dangerous consequences if imitated by children'.        Full Read