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United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ from showing

FILE - This image released by Disney/Pixar shows character Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in a scene from the animated film "Lightyear," releasing June 17. The United Arab Emirates on Monday, June 13, 2022, banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters. (Disney/Pixar via AP, File) FILE - This image released by Disney/Pixar shows character Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, left, and Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, in a scene from the animated film "Lightyear," releasing June 17. The United Arab Emirates on Monday, June 13, 2022, banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters. (Disney/Pixar via AP, File) FILE - Peter Sohn arrives at the premiere of "Lightyear" on Wednesday June 8, 2022, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature "Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters. (Photo by Richard Shotwell /Invision/AP, File) FILE - Xochitl Gomez arrives at the premiere of "Lightyear" on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature "Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters. (Photo by Richard Shotwell /Invision/AP, File)