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00:12Pixar's Lightyear has been banned in the Middle East over a same-sex kiss scene featured in the Toy Story prequel spinoff.
00:18The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the film is banned in various Middle East countries,
00:23including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
00:26The scene in question involving the female character Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, and her partner,
00:31was originally cut from the film, but reinstated following the uproar surrounding a statement from Pixar employees
00:37claiming that Disney had been censoring overtly gay affection and Disney CEO Bob Chapek's handling of Florida's Don't Say Gay bill.
00:45The UAE's media regulatory office announced June 13th that the movie, due for release June 16th,
00:51was not licensed for a public screening due to its, quote,
00:54violation of the country's media content standards.
00:57Lightyear now follows Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, West Side Story,
01:01and Eternals on a growing list of major Disney titles to be blocked by Gulf censors due to the inclusion of LGBTQ scenes.
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