Speedo Sunday

Poster hits a Speedo bump

Film insiders are snickering after the Motion Picture Association of America refused to certify a poster for the new film "Pride" - about an African-American swim team - because they were prudish about the actors in their Speedos.


"They actually accused the film company of digitally enhancing actor Evan Ross (r.) [son of Diana Ross]," laughs a snitch. "The MPAA wouldn't approve the poster. Lionsgate had to get back to them with the original art to prove they hadn't manipulated anything."

The film, about an underdog Philadelphia swim team, stars Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac and opens March 23.

Faced with the evidence, the MPAA reversed their decision. "I actually think they were embarrassed by it," says the insider