Adedayo Thomas, made this known at the Blue Pictures Entertainment Next Gen Mini Conference. He said: "I am a liberal person but I am standing before you as the executive director of the NFVCB and everything about the law has to be effected. he also confirmed that the controversial kissing scene between two gay characters influenced the suspension.
"I had to stopp it before it was released because there is a gay kiss, man to man kiss and that is against the country's ethics. It is against our cultural and moral values. at that point, Disney said they were not going to do anything about it and I refused to budge and when I didnt budge, other countries too joined and we succedded because Disney had it edited out."
Filmone Entertainment, which is the sole distributor of Disney-owned movies in Nigeria released a statement, following the suspension, stating that the film has returned to the screens. The distribution company has, however, refused to issue a statement on the circumstances leading to the film's suspension and subsequent censorship.
'Eternals' continues to ignite debates especially in countries that are hostile to LGBTQ rights.
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