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Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision. ]The opening scenes of the movie Wanted included a brief sex scene involving a clothed couple. The Authority did not uphold the complaint that this constituted ‘strong’ adult content broadcast too close to the Adults Only 8. 30pm watershed. The scene was very brief, and the couple was clothed and only shown from the shoulders up. Not Upheld: Children’s InterestsIntroduction[1] The opening minutes of the movie Wanted included a sex scene of five seconds’ duration involving a clothed couple. The movie was broadcast at 8. 30pm on Monday 12 May 2014 on TV3. [2] Melanie Riwai-Couch made a formal complaint to MediaWorks TV Ltd (MediaWorks), alleging that the sex scene constituted ‘strong adult material’ that screened too close to the 8. 30pm Adults Only watershed....