{"id":303728,"date":"2017-03-22T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T06:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=303728"},"modified":"2017-03-22T06:30:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T06:30:11","slug":"beauty-and-the-beast-malaysia-to-show-uncut-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/beauty-and-the-beast-malaysia-to-show-uncut-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty and the Beast: Malaysia ‘to show uncut version’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beauty and the Beast will be released in Malaysia without any cuts, Disney says, days after it rejected censors’ demands for a gay scene to be removed.<\/p>\n
The blockbuster would be released on 30 March with a PG13 rating, Disney said.<\/p>\n
Two major cinema chains have confirmed the new date, two weeks after the postponed opening on 16 March.<\/p>\n
The film has offended social conservatives for making LeFou, sidekick to villain Gaston, the first openly gay character in a Disney film.<\/p>\n
Homosexual activity is illegal in Malaysia under both secular and religious laws. It is punishable by a prison sentence or corporal punishment.<\/p>\n
Gay characters can be shown in films, but only if they are portrayed negatively or repent.<\/p>\n