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Snoop Dogg Faces Backlash Over Lightyear Remarks as AFL Stands By Grand Final Booking

He told a podcast he dodged his grandson’s question about a same‑sex couple in Pixar’s Lightyear, with the viral clip reportedly cut from YouTube.

Overview

  • In the It’s Giving podcast, the rapper questioned LGBTQ+ themes in children’s films after a cinema trip with his grandson.
  • He said he was “scared to go to the movies” and complained “they’re putting it everywhere,” comments widely denounced as homophobic online.
  • Critics and activists urged organizers to remove him from the Australian Football League Grand Final entertainment lineup.
  • The AFL’s chief executive, as reported, defended keeping him on the bill, saying his performance remains scheduled.
  • The segment containing the remarks was reportedly removed from the YouTube upload of the episode, though copies circulate on other platforms.