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Muri Assunção

Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ reportedly banned in over a dozen countries over same-sex kiss

“Lightyear,” the much-anticipated “Toy Story” spinoff, has reportedly been banned in 14 countries over a brief same-sex kiss.

The Disney-Pixar computer-animated adventure film starring Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear features a kiss between Alisha, voiced by the actress Uzo Aduba, and her wife Kiko.

The United Arab Emirates announced in a tweet Monday that the film, which was scheduled to premiere on Thursday, would not be shown in the country “due to its violation of the country’s media standards.”

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