Sad news for Miley Cyrus fans in Dominican Republic; the government commission that oversees public performances in the Spanish-speaking country has banned a Sept. 13 concert by the singer on morality grounds, the New York Post reported.
In a statement released Thursday, the federal body revealed fears that the 21-year-old former Disney Channel star will perform "acts that go against morals and customs, which are punishable by Dominican law."
In addition, the commission noted that the "Wrecking Ball" hitmaker performs with "unsuitable costumes," and uses "inappropriate objects, language and images which encourage sex and violence." They added that her performances allude to "crime... and denigrating acts before civilized culture," according to New Magazine.
Tickets for the concerts ranges from $27 to $370 and have been on sale in the country's capital, Santo Domingo, since July.
Representatives for the pop star and the concert organizers in Dominican Republic did not immediately comment on the ban.
The commission has also banned songs which it considers vulgar from the airwaves. Some of those tracks are recorded by Puerto Rican band Calle 13, New York Post noted.
Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission is also reviewing NBC's Fourth of July weekend special "Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour" after receiving complaints from a handful of viewers claiming the program was not suitable for TV, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
"This was jokingly rated as PG-13/TV-14 and that simply cannot be correct," read one of the complaints received by FCC, according to Rolling Stone. "Miley Cyrus these days needs to be rated either MA or XXX, and nothing of hers should now or ever be aired during any time prior to 12:00 am in whatever time zone her smut is scheduled to air."
Industry experts, however, thinks that NBC likely knew that such complaints could surface the very moment they decided to air the special.
"NBC and Miley are pursuing ratings. It is fairly obvious that executives knew what would happen when they decided to televise this special," Gene Grabowski, executive vice president for Levick Strategic Communications, told FOX411. "They knew the programming would be risqué and in questionable taste."
