Bi suspended for remarks

A popular CCTV host’s "improper remarks" that were caught on video at a dinner party have led to an investigation into the incident and a suspension of his programs.

央视人气主持人毕福剑因为网上视频爆出其在饭局上的不当言论而被查，他的节目也被停播。

The video, released online on Monday, showed host Bi Fujian using vulgar words about Chairman Mao Zedong while singing in the style of Peking Opera, enraging some netizens and causing a stir on the Internet.

6日（周一）发布到网上的视频显示，毕福剑唱了一首改编的京剧小曲，言语中对毛泽东不敬。这一视频激怒了一些网友，在网上引起了热议。

CCTV said on its micro blog on Wednesday that it will investigate the incident, which it said many have found disturbing.

央视8日（周三）在微博上表示将对此事进行调查，这件事将会造成混乱。

Bi’s programs will stop being broadcast until at least Sunday, as his comments in the video have seriously damaged the broadcaster’s image, Huaxi Metropolis Daily quoted a CCTV staff member as saying.

华西都市报从一名央视工作人员得到消息称，毕福剑的节目将停播至少到本周日为止，因为毕福剑的行为严重损坏了其作为央视主播的形象。

The CCTV employee said it is uncertain whether the programs can be broadcast again after Sunday, the report added.

据一名央视工作人员的报道，本周日后毕福剑的节目能不能复播还不确定。

Bi, 56, is popular for a hosting style that engages the audience. He has hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala since 2012, as well as a popular talent show involving Westerners speaking Chinese. The cancellation was the first decision after Nie Chenxi was named CCTV president on Tuesday, the report said, adding that Nie had ordered all staff members to strictly correct work styles.

毕福剑，56岁，以其独特的主持风格深受广大观众的喜欢。自2012年以来开始主持央视春晚，并主持一档西方人说中文的真人秀节目。央视新任台长聂辰席上任后指导各位工作人员严格工作作风，周二，毕福剑的节目被暂时停播是聂辰席在上任后做出的第一个处治。

A micro-blogger named Zhou Junchi said that free speech doesn’t mean it is OK to defame others, adding that Bi’s comments were not proper for a popular host. Cheng Manli, a professor specializing in communication at Peking University, echoed Zhou, saying Bi should pay more attention to his behavior and speech as a public figure.

一位微博名为周俊驰说到言论自由并不意味着诋毁别人是合理的，毕福剑作为著名主持人说出这样的言论是不合适的。程曼丽，一名北京大学的通讯专业的教授回应周说到，毕福剑作为一名公众人物确实应该多注意其言行。

"It does not mean we cannot share our opinions, but using ugly words and sarcasm to comment on Chinese leaders who have passed away is improper," Cheng said.

“当然这并不意味着我们不能分享我们的观点，但是用不敬的语言来讽刺我们已逝世的中国领导人是不恰当的。”程教授说到。

"The actions and words of celebrities are easily exaggerated in today’s Internet era, which is transparent and can have a huge influence, so it is a must for the public figures to boost the quality of their speech and behavior. Otherwise, their images will be affected, such as the stars who were recently punished for drug use," she said.

“在当今的互联网时代，名人的言行是透明的，影响广泛，很容易被夸大，所以公众人物提高其言行质量是必须的。否则，他们的形象会影响到别人，比如说最近吸毒被处罚的明星们。”程教授说。

"Everyone should take responsibility for what he or she says in public and online. It’s better, I think, to share different ideas in a normal way," she suggested. But she added that the party in the video seemed private, "so its release is also improper to some extent."

“每个人都应该为自己的在公众场合的言行负责。当然，以一种正常的方式分享别人的观点才更为合适，”她建议说，她说到这个视频拍摄在一次私人聚会中，视频的发布者的行为在一定程度上也是不恰当的。”

The video was recorded by someone sitting on Bi’s right, but who it is and why the video was put online is unknown.

这个视频的拍摄者在饭局中坐在毕福剑的右侧，但他是谁，为什么把视频发到网上，这些都无人知晓。

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