Lady Gaga, Beyonce Knowles' video not banned: MTV

London, March 15: Popstars Lady Gaga and Beyonce Knowles' latest video "Telephone" has not been banned, a MTV executive said.

"The reports are false... the video's been airing since Friday morning on AMTV," read MTV's manager of programming Tuma Basa's post on Twitter, reported contactmusic.com.

The nine-and-a-half minute long promo has attracted more than 12 million viewers in the three days after it debuted on YouTube.com.

The video shows the "Poker Face" hit maker being taken into a womens-only prison, where she is abused by inmates and stripped naked by two female guards.