Overview

• Robert De Niro alleges his anti-Trump speech was censored at the Gotham Awards, where he was introducing 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.
• De Niro claims he was unaware of changes made to his speech, which he had worked on with writer Lewis Friedman.
• Martin Scorsese, director of 'Killers of the Flower Moon', confirms that Apple asked De Niro to 'dial it down' but denies any censorship.
• Scorsese and the filmmaking team emphasize the importance of acknowledging their Osage collaborators and the entire cast and team in the limited time available for the acceptance speech.
• Apple, the studio behind 'Killers of the Flower Moon', is described as a 'tremendous partner' and the incident is attributed to 'unfortunate miscommunication'.