Hannah Montana's episode 'No Sugar, Sugar' off air
News
-Staff
By Staff
New
York
(ANI):
A
controversial
episode
of
'Hannah
Montana',
dealing
with
diabetes,
has
been
withdrawn
by
the
Disney
Channel
after
it
received
complaints
from
worried
parents.
The
episode
sees
teen
actress
Miley
Cyrus'
character
Hannah
dealing
with
her
buddy
Oliver,
who
is
diagnosed
with
diabetes,
and
giving
a
feel-good
message
to
the
audience
that
the
disease
can
be
successfully
dealt
with.
The
'No
Sugar,
Sugar'
episode,
which
was
to
go
on
air
on
November
9,
had
been
viewed
by
parents
in
an
on-demand
version,
reports
the
New
York
Daily
News.
A
spokesman
said:
"During
the
scriptwriting
stage
of
the
'Hannah
Montana'
episode
in
question
(entitled
'No
Sugar,
Sugar'),
the
matter
of
depicting
a
character
with
diabetes
was
reviewed
by
our
Standards
and
Practices
executives
who
consulted
with
medical
experts
to
inform
the
story
and
ensure
that
it
was
told
responsibly.
"Notwithstanding
the
measures
we
took,
and
based
on
the
episode's
preview
and
early
feedback
from
parents
(who
saw
it
on
SVOD
and/or
mobile
platforms),
we
removed
the
episode
from
Sunday's
schedule
and
are
now
reevaluating
it."