Serbia PM orders inquiry into Basic Instinct fake TV interview

  • Aide to PM Ivica Dačić said the country had been mocked by the stunt
  • Presenter recreated famous Sharon Stone moment during interview
  • YouTube video of prank has been watched 2.7million times

By James Rush

Published: 15:00 EST, 31 January 2013 | Updated: 17:08 EST, 31 January 2013


Serbia's prime minister, who was flashed by a model without underwear during a TV interview, has launched an investigation into the prank, an aide has said, claiming the country has been mocked.

The country's Socialist party leader Ivica Dačić was midway through a discussion about Balkan politics when the young woman, wearing a short mini dress, uncrossed her legs to reveal she wasn't wearing any underwear.

The YouTube video, a clear copy of the famous scene starring Sharon Stone in the 1992 film Basic Instinct, has already had 2.7million hits.

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'Mocked': The prime minister of Serbia has now launched an investigation into the television prank

'Mocked': The prime minister of Serbia has now launched an investigation into the television prank

Censored: A close-up shot reveals the presenter's wardrobe indiscretion but fortunately her lack of modesty is censored for the viewers

Censored: A close-up shot reveals the presenter's wardrobe indiscretion but fortunately her lack of modesty is censored for the viewers

Not amused: The Prime Minister stumbles over his words but cannot avoid a cheeky smile

Amused: The Prime Minister stumbles over his words but cannot avoid a cheeky smile

'The whole case will be fully investigated,' Dačić's national security adviser, Ivica Toncev, was quoted as telling the Serbian daily Blic.

'This was Serbia being mocked, not the prime minister. The prime minister's office will not let this go unpunished,' said Toncev. His office did not respond to requests for comments on the interview or the investigation.

The episode, set-up and filmed by a private Serbian production company, was not aired and the trailer for its prank television show Nemoguca Misija (Mission Impossible) was removed from its website.

Copycat: The stunt was a clear attempt to recreate the famous scene, starring Sharon Stone, in the 1992 film Basic Instinct

Copycat: The stunt was a clear attempt to recreate the famous scene, starring Sharon Stone, in the 1992 film Basic Instinct

The interviewer, a former model from Croatian Playboy, said Dačić was a 'real man'.

'I have only good words for the prime minister,' Blic quoted 35-year-old Branka Knezevic as saying.

'He is strong and sturdy, a real man for that position. He's exactly who should lead the country.'

Serbs were divided over the clip which commentators said reflected the dubious mix of politics and low-brow pop culture in Serbia, a phenomenon that emerged during the wars and sanctions of the 1990s as federal Yugoslavia collapsed.

'He handled it well,' said 28-year-old Belgrade clerk Dejan Perovic. 'He's a man, and no man could remain emotionless in such a situation.'

Pensioner Olga Mijatovic was less impressed.

'It was contemptible,' she said. 'It was humiliating both for Dačić and the country and he should have banned it immediately and dismissed his entire public relations team.'

Dačić, 47, is also Serbia's interior minister and was formerly the spokesman for late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic during the bloody 1990s collapse of Yugoslavia.

VIDEO: Glamorous presenter's 'Sharon Stone flash' to Serbian PM!

 

Revealing: The glamorous presenter is shown removing her underwear in a separate room before the Prime Minister arrives

Revealing: The glamorous presenter is shown removing her underwear in a separate room before the Prime Minister arrives

Ready for the show? A producer helps the Prime Minister with his microphone before the interview gets under way

Ready for the show? A producer helps the Prime Minister with his microphone before the interview begins



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