KLUANG: The Home Ministry will not entertain requests by the Walt Disney Company for Beauty and the Beast to be screened without cuts. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said that the movie would be allowed to be screened only if Disney was agreeable to the Malaysian Censorship Board (LPF) censoring the offending scene. "I believe if these countries had ordered Disney to cut the scene, the company would obey as it would not want to forego the huge income from ticket sales," said Nur Jazlan. The film was originally scheduled for release on Thursday, but was held back after the board ordered the scene to be cut. However, Disney USA said it would not allow any scene to be cut.

Source: The Star March 18, 2017 05:26 UTC