What's New in Nude News

By Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daren Fonda, Ellin Martens, Ben Nugent, Desa Philadelphia, Julie Rawe and Josh Tyrangiel

--American Express informs merchants it will no longer allow the card to be used in transactions on porn sites.

--A New York State legislator introduces a bill to eliminate a loophole in the law governing strip clubs that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to dance naked in juice bars.

--On Saturday the U.S. Supreme Court denies New York City's emergency request to prevent an outdoor photo shoot of as many as 150 nude models by artist Spencer Tunick as part of his "Naked States Tour."

--Quebec's panel of broadcasting monitors declares the film Striptease can be televised before 9 p.m. because Demi Moore's bare breasts are not considered "erotic."