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The Controversial ‘Lightyear’ Remains Available In The Disney+ Library

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In this photo illustration, logo of Disney+ is displayed on mobile phone screen in front stock exchange screen, in Ankara, Turkiye on May 18, 2023. HAKAN NURAL/BENZINGA

Did Walt Disney Company’s (NYSE: DIS) Disney+ remove the controversial and unsuccessful film “Lightyear” from its library? Not quite. Amid online chatter about the streaming giant allegedly removing the animated feature from its movie shelf, here’s what actually happened.

Disney classic IP Buzz Lightyear at an outdoor square in Shanghai, China, April 28, 2023. It is reported that this is a limited time event held by Sihe Bay and Disney official: “KIDULT PLAYGROUND Big kids club” theme activity. CFOTO/BENZINGA

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