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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

Netflix slammed for streaming 'Titanic' 'too soon' after submersible disaster

James Cameron's "Titanic" is set to return to Netflix on July 1 — a little over a week after it was confirmed that five people had died aboard a submersible diving to the site of the Titanic shipwreck. Some are calling the entertainment company "rude and insensitive" for streaming the title so soon after the disaster.

Though critics have accused the streaming giant of acquiring the movie after the Titan submersible imploded — in an alleged effort to "capitalize" on the situation — the Los Angeles Times has confirmed that the deal to bring "Titanic" back to Netflix in July was struck several months ago.

The 1997 blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will be available to watch on the platform in the United States and Canada starting Saturday.

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