Boardwalk Empire inspires controversial giant butt over Atlantic City
It seems the nudity on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire is not limited merely to Paz De La Huerta perpetually spilling out of her cocktail dress—now it’s spilling out onto the actual streets of Atlantic City, where a giant butt-bedecked billboard inspired by the show has sparked controversy. Superior Court Judge Nelson Johnson—who wrote the Boardwalk Empire book that the series is based on—has totally impartially ruled that the New Jersey transit agency should refrain from trying to get rid of said billboard for the Resorts Casino Hotel, which bought the space over the Atlantic City Expressway to advertise the new Roaring ‘20s-inspired stage show it’s adopted to capitalize on Boardwalk’s popularity. Emblazoned with the title “Moonshine Follies,” the ad shows a “nearly naked girl’s backside,” with the word “moon” helpfully highlighted just east of her right buttock. (It certainly shares Boardwalk Empire’s subtle way with symbolism.)