Disney cuts same-sex kiss scene in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker for Singapore market

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In the uncensored version of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, two women are seen embracing and kissing in one scene. In the censored version screened in Singapore, the two women embrace but are not seen kissing.

SINGAPORE — Disney has cut a scene from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker that depicts same-sex kissing for its screening in Singapore.

In the uncensored version of the film, two women are seen embracing and kissing in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene featuring Resistance troops. In the cut version screened in Singapore, the two women embrace but are not seen kissing. The characters are played by unknown extras. According to Singapore’s regulations, positive media portrayals of LGBTQ people and characters are not allowed. Organisers of a Les Miserables musical in 2016 had to cut a scene in which two male actors kissed after members of the public complained.

 

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