Attorney General Cuomo Does The Heavy Lifting . . .
. . . and gets to the bottom of that gruesome Bodies exhibition, which, even though he liked and all, just felt funny in the end:
Posted: May 30th, 2008 | Filed under: GrandstandingThe company behind “Bodies . . . The Exhibition” has agreed to document the origin of the cadavers in its show at the South Street Seaport and give past patrons a full ticket refund, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday.
“People have a right to know what they’re viewing,” Cuomo said at a news conference.
“The grim reality is that [show producer] Premier Exhibitions has profited from displaying the remains of individuals who may have been tortured and executed in China.”
There have long been rumors that the bodies are those of political prisoners.
Under the agreement, customers who can establish they would not have attended the exhibition had they known of the questions about the origins of the bodies are eligible for refunds.