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Robin Thicke defends "sexist" music video

Chart-topping singer Robin Thicke has defended his risqué music video, slamming critics who have deemed it "sexist".

The 36-year-old star's catchy tune 'Blurred Lines' featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. has become an international hit.

However, the explicit version of the accompanying music promo - which shows Thicke, Williams and T.I. surrounded by naked women - has been branded inappropriate by some.  

Thicke has rubbished such criticism, telling Digital Spy: "Well, sexist? They need to come up with something more original than that. To me, if my videos are sexist, then so are the paintings at the Louvre.

He added: "I just wanted to make a funny video like Benny Hill or something like that. The video director said, 'What if all the girls are naked?' I said, 'That could be pretty funny, that can be like Benny Hill type stuff'. I just wanted to break all the rules and do everything you're not supposed to do."

Popular video sharing website YouTube banned the explicit version of the promo.

 

 

 

 

Watch the edited version of the video here: