Amazon drops 'Jimmy Savile Zombie' Halloween costume

Surely SOMEBODY should have flagged this as a Bad Idea.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013 - 13:45

Conor Hallahan

How in the name of all that is good and holy did this one slip through the net?

Yes, that's right - online retail giant Amazon have been forced to withdraw a Jimmy Savile Zombie Halloween costume from sale after a flurry of complaints.

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