The Samoan government has banned the widely acclaimed Taron Egerton-starrer film Rocketman from screening in the South Pacific island country
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"(The film is) not good for public viewing and violates laws against same-sex marriage," Faaui asserted. Reportedly, the film features multiple instances of intimate same-sex acts, including a kiss between a young John and an American musician. In addition to this, the biopic also features an explicit sex scene involving John and his former manager John Reid, played by Richard Madden.
Earlier this week, the makers of 'Rocketman' and Elton John blasted the Russian distributor of the film for removing same-sex intimate scenes from the musical biopic. The film, which is a musical rendition of the iconic singer's breakthrough years, is scheduled to release on May 31.
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