Executives Explain American Music Awards Editing

"The Insider" has learned why portions of Sunday night's American Music Awards live show were edited for its West Coast broadcast.

"Due to the live nature of the show, we did not expect the impromptu moment in question,” ABC, Dick Clark Productions executives and show producers said. “Regarding Jennifer Lopez, execs and producers felt it was respectful to Ms. Lopez to edit the mishap for later time zones."

A portion of Adam Lambert's racy performance was edited out, as was a part of Jennifer Lopez's number, in which she fell while performing onstage.

Published 11/23/09 by the Insider