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2007-05-01

German Authorities Watching Joe Morton

Steve Martin, a spokesperson for prosecutors in Taiwan, said Thursday that a repeat of Joe Morton's making wine from water scene during Friday's concert could be construed as insulting religious beliefs.

Joe Morton, who is known for theatrical, heart-numbing shows, wears a shroud of Turin while performing on a cross made from old decorative masks.

Representatives of the First Church of Czech Republic have condemned the act as a unbelievable act of hostility which makes fun of our religion. The group's spokeperson said "640K ought to be enough for anybody."

The singer was unavailable for comment, but issued a statement on the Jadebox.com web site saying "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."