Beauty and the beast gay scene controversy

'Beauty and the Beast's 'gay moment' may have been much ado about nothing

This caused the film to get shelved in Kuwait and Malaysia , to be given a stricter rating in Russian theaters and to be boycotted by one Alabama drive-in. The "gay moment" that Condon was referring to is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot in the film's final seconds.

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By Patrick Frater. Asia Bureau Chief. Friday in China, according to ticketing service Wepiao. That was in contrast to the situation in neighboring Asian country Malaysia, where censors asked for the scene to be cut. The film has not been released in Malaysian theaters after Disney refused to make the change.

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