Overview

• On the It’s Giving podcast, the rapper recounted taking his grandson to see Lightyear and said a brief same-sex family scene left him unsure how to respond.
• He said he told the child to keep watching rather than explain and questioned including such topics for young viewers, adding he felt “scared to go to the movies.”
• Clips of the interview spread widely online, drawing accusations of homophobia from social media users and activists.
• Reports said campaigners urged the Australian Football League to remove him from its Grand Final show, and PinkNews reported the league’s chief executive has defended keeping him on the bill.
• The uproar renewed scrutiny of LGBTQ+ representation in children’s media, noting Lightyear’s scene was censored in at least 14 markets and reporting that Disney/Pixar have since reduced queer references in some projects.