Following a conversation between Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna, the Spiritual Leader of the Druze community, and MTV Chairman Michel Murr, both sides agreed to move past the controversy surrounding a satirical sketch previously aired on one of the channel’s programs.
Murr stressed that there had been no intention to cause offence and expressed the channel’s regret if the sketch had hurt the feelings of members of the Druze community. He reaffirmed MTV’s full respect for the community, as well as for all other components of Lebanese society, noting that the clip had already been removed from the channel’s social media platforms.
Murr thanked Sheikh Abi al-Muna for his attention to the matter and his efforts to address it, stressing that MTV is a channel for all Lebanese. While maintaining a clear national political stance, he said, the channel remains committed to bringing together Lebanon’s diverse communities. He also said MTV respects the Spiritual Leader’s call to exercise care and avoid content that could offend the deeply held values of Lebanon’s religious communities or show disrespect towards their symbols.
Murr stressed that there had been no intention to cause offence and expressed the channel’s regret if the sketch had hurt the feelings of members of the Druze community. He reaffirmed MTV’s full respect for the community, as well as for all other components of Lebanese society, noting that the clip had already been removed from the channel’s social media platforms.
Murr thanked Sheikh Abi al-Muna for his attention to the matter and his efforts to address it, stressing that MTV is a channel for all Lebanese. While maintaining a clear national political stance, he said, the channel remains committed to bringing together Lebanon’s diverse communities. He also said MTV respects the Spiritual Leader’s call to exercise care and avoid content that could offend the deeply held values of Lebanon’s religious communities or show disrespect towards their symbols.
