Fox Apologizes for Accidentally Broadcasting Hugh Laurie Getting Sodomized at Underground Sex Club; Faces Fine in FCC Probe

(Still photo of footage from Fox's post-House coverage)

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Immediately following last night's episode of House, Fox cameras followed Hugh Laurie to an after party to capture the post-show celebration, accidentally broadcasting live to a national television audience footage of the Cambridge University-bred thespian in the act of being sodomized by a dominatrix.

"It was an obvious oversight on our part, and we apologize," said Dan Bell, vice president of communications at Fox.

Fox, however, does not plan to change its policies regarding broadcasts of after parties.

During an impromptu news conference held at 10:00 am this morning, mainly from the 8th tee at Pebble Beach, Bell read a brief, prepared statment, "We are considering instituting a seven second delay, but broadcasting the frenetic, madcap, post-show hijinx of our biggest stars has long been a hallmark of Fox's award-winning television programming, and we don't plan on stopping this practice any time soon."

The controversial footage, shown live at 9:01 pm EST, shows Laurie being tied to a table, gagged with a medium-sized orange ball on a leather strap, and getting the handle of an antique feather duster inserted into his anus by a 300-pound woman wearing a full-body latex suit and 6 inch stiletto heels.

As of press time, the woman, a local celebrity in the dominatrix community who goes by the professional name of "Mizz Nazztee," had not returned numerous phone calls placed to a number listed on her MySpace page.

"On TV, I play a doctor who plays by his own rules," said Laurie during a surprisingly laid-back question-and-answer session held on the fairway of the 11th hole. "So in my personal life, I like to play by somebody else's rules for a change."

Asked if he felt any remorse, Mr. Laurie replied," Am I sorry that America had to watch [Ms. Nazztee] pierce my scrotum with 72 white-hot sewing needles?" at which point he paused for roughly 10 seconds before continuing.

"Sure, I regret that it happened. But to be fair, I thought the camera guys were filming Kal [Penn, who plays the energetic, radical thinking Dr. Lawrence Kutner] giving the post-show toast."

When reached for comment, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin stated, "this is the most widely viewed broadcast of a man having his testicles constricted by rubber bands while a female body builder sits on his face and punches his cock in television history, and we feel it falls well within the federal prohibitions on broadcast indecency."