Cinema staff were forced to stop a movie midway through after a group became 'disruptive' before then hurling homophobic abuse at a gay couple. The incident, at the VUE Bury The Rock cinema, saw the large group repeatedly told off for talking and causing a nuisance before it quickly escalated on Saturday night (October 15).
Around an hour into the film, the group, who had previously been given a warning, were eventually asked to leave by security staff at the cinema. The incident escalated during the 10.15pm showing of Halloween Ends.
One gay couple, who have asked to remain nameless, say they then had homophobic slurs launched at them before the group of rowdy customers left and the film continued. It has been logged as a hate crime with police, who say they are investigating.
