‘Friends: The Reunion’ Censored in China as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and More Removed

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‘Friends: The Reunion’ Censored in China as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and More Removed
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“Each missing cameo involved a star or group that had been a past target of Beijing’s ire...' An appearance by Korean pop sensation BTS was also missing from the 'Friends' reunion in China

notes: “The sitcom was so popular that in major Chinese cities, it spawned look-alike fan cafes of the show’s coffee shop, Central Perk. Some fan accounts on social media noted that the lengths of each version of the special varied, depending on which streaming site users watched it, a likely indication that the online video platforms had cut the show on their own to avoid any potential grief with China’s watchful internet regulator.

“I’m sorry for my mistake,” Cena said in a video posted to the popular Chinese social media platform Weibo. “I must say now, [it’s] very, very, very, very important [that] I love, and respect even more, China and the Chinese people.”

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