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The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore
Source: BBC
The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore
24 December 2019
Disney has cut a brief scene of two women kissing in the Singaporean version of its latest Star Wars film.
The Rise of Skywalker features the first same-sex kiss in the franchise's history - described by reviewers as "a brief flash of two women kissing... among a crowd of characters".
But the version released in Singapore omits the scene.
Singapore's media regulatory body told the BBC that Disney cut the scene so it didn't get a higher age rating.
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It is not clear if Disney - the owners of Lucasfilm, the Star Wars production company - cut the scene in other countries. It was reportedly shown in China but not in the UAE.
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24 December 2019
Disney has cut a brief scene of two women kissing in the Singaporean version of its latest Star Wars film.
The Rise of Skywalker features the first same-sex kiss in the franchise's history - described by reviewers as "a brief flash of two women kissing... among a crowd of characters".
But the version released in Singapore omits the scene.
Singapore's media regulatory body told the BBC that Disney cut the scene so it didn't get a higher age rating.
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It is not clear if Disney - the owners of Lucasfilm, the Star Wars production company - cut the scene in other countries. It was reportedly shown in China but not in the UAE.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50899836
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