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More on the incredible disappearing Ali Larter from last year’s Superbowl
The Superbowl over in the US this weekend proved to be one of the most watched TV shows ever. This year it was on CBS, but last year it was on NBC and as you might recall there was a tie-in commercial to promote Heroes. If you don’t, here it is:
However, as you also may recall, despite turning up to film the commercial…
…Ali Larter was edited out, even if you can still see her in it if you look hard.
So, my memory prompted by this year’s Superbowl, I asked someone who works behind the scenes if they knew why she’d been chopped out. Their response:
No… we were shocked too when we saw it air and she was out.
The mystery deepens. Solution by next Superbowl?