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Netflix's "Peaky Blinders" is going after Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor was slammed by the team behind the Netflix gangster drama for using their show's footage in a heavily criticized anti-LGBTQ campaign ad.

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00:00Netflix's Peaky Blinders is going after Ron DeSantis.

00:04The Florida governor was slammed by the team behind the Netflix drama

00:08for using their show's footage in a heavily criticized anti-LGBTQ campaign ad.

00:14The bizarre video features former President Trump making statements in support of the LGBTQ movement

00:20and is contrasted by a slew of headlines condemning DeSantis for his policy attacks on the LGBTQ community.

00:27The footage is intercut with heroic shots of murderous characters in cinema

00:31such as Brad Pitt in Troy, Christian Bale in American Psycho, and Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders.

00:38On Wednesday, the Peaky Blinders team fired back saying in part,

00:42We confirmed the footage of Tommy Shelby's character used within the video posted by Ron DeSantis' campaign

00:47was obtained without permission or official license.

00:51We do not support nor endorse the video's narrative

00:53and strongly disapprove of the use of the content in this manner.

00:57The ad has also caused some Republicans to criticize DeSantis,

01:01who has been locked in a distant second place in the polls behind Trump,

01:05as desperate and extreme.

01:06Netflix and DeSantis had no immediate comment.

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