When Britney Spears posed, nude and pregnant on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar for August’s issue no one thought much of it other than it was a brave move on Spears part. Now, Tokyo’s subway has refused to display an advertisement featuring heavily pregnant Britney Spears, deeming it “too stimulating” for children.

On the cover, Spears is covering her breasts with her arms and has her legs crossed at the knee, but publishers of the magazine met with resistance when they asked permission to display this photo in Tokyo’s subway. The photograph will also appear on the cover of the Japanese edition of Harper’s Bazaar in October.

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