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Hong Kong's 27-Story Djimon Hounsou Underwear Billboard

Via Andy Towle: Apparently, not everyone in Hong Kong is pleased with this huge billboard for Calvin Klein's new man of "steel." Regulators "received complaints of indecency" about the "27-story Calvin Klein billboard featuring Djimon Hounsou draped on the side of the city's soon-to-be-leveled Ritz Carlton hotel." The ad is posted on one side of the hotel and takes up the hotel's entire side.

Nothing comes between Djimon Hounsou and his Calvins. Authorities "took a good look at it and decided it wasn't indecent."

An aerial view of the billboard at Towleroad.

Some Background ...
The New Man of Steel [R20]

The New Man of "Steel"

Coming soon to a magazine, billboard, VGA display and television screen near you: Djimon Hounsou modeling Calvin Klein underwear.

Beginning with the Fall 2007 season, the Academy Award®-nominated actor will be featured in global print, electronic and outdoor campaigns. The actor-slash-model—well known for hitting the "steel" to achieve his muscular phsyique—will front the brand's newest product line, Calvin Klein Steel.

Djimon, who was born in Benin, says: "As a child growing up in Africa, I could have never dreamed that I would be where I am today. Representing such an iconic American brand like Calvin Klein Underwear...this carries more meaning for me than you can imagine."

Hounsou becomes the ninth man to be featured in a Calvin Klein Underwear campaign and the first actor in over a decade.

Djimon to Flaunt Flesh for Calvin Klein (Towleroad)