US EditionSnoop Dogg Speaks Out on Comments About LGBTQIA+ Characters in Kids’ Films
Snoop Dogg apologized after backlash for expressing discomfort with LGBTQ+ themes in children's film Lightyear, acknowledging he was unprepared to discuss such topics with his grandsons.
- Snoop Dogg initially expressed discomfort with a lesbian scene in the film Lightyear involving Alisha Hawthorne and her wife, saying it made him 'scared to go to the movies' and unprepared to answer questions from his grandson.
- The inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ character and scene caused controversy, with the scene being removed at one point before facing backlash and being reinstated by Disney.
- Lightyear screenwriter Lauren Gunderson and actor Chris Evans defended the storyline, with Gunderson saying 'Love is love' and that she naturally wrote Alisha's partner as a woman.
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Snoop Dogg Speaks Out Amid Backlash for His Comments on LGBTQ Representation in ‘Lightyear’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Snoop Dogg is speaking out and walking back his comments. The 53-year-old rapper and The Voice mentor got plenty of criticism when he spoke out about taking his grandson to see Lightyear in theaters back in 2022. If you are not familiar, Lightyear has a same-sex storyline where a couple raises a child together. “I didn’t come in for this sh–. I just came to watch the goddamn movie,’” Snoop Dogg recalled in an interview that has since gone viral.…
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