KFC pulls Australian TV advertisement after complaints in US that it is racist "We have been made aware that a KFC commercial being shown on Australian television has apparently caused offence, particularly in the United States, after a copy of the commercial was reproduced online without KFC's permission," the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said."While we believe this lighthearted commercial has been well understood by Australian cricket fans, to avoid the possibility of any further offence being caused by the advertisement either here or online overseas, KFC will cease running the commercial immediately," it added.The controversy over the ad puzzled many Australians. On Friday, the Australian newspaper The Age posted a survey online asking if the ad...