China censors Friends reunion show, cutting Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber over previous 'insults'

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reads the petition, which currently boasts over 12,000 signatures on Change.org. It calls for the removal of the controversial segment, in which the talk show hosts forces celebrities to answer difficult questions or eat “gross” foods.

Jennifer Aniston has left fans divided after sharing several unseen snaps from the Friends reunion, featuring hitmaker Justin Bieber. The 52 year old, whose co-star Matthew Perry was recently defended by the reunion director after receiving "unkind" remarks, took to her Instagram feed to post a series of photos for her 37.2million followers to revel in.

Lady Gaga was one of the best celeb guests during the Friends: The Reunion special when she performed “Smelly Cat” with Lisa Kudrow.

Central Perk loves everything about the Friends reunion. The Chinese Central Committee apparently does not.

much-anticipated “Friends” cast reunion special in China got a different, shorter experience than was aired elsewhere.Viewers in China were treated to a censored version of HBO Max‘s hour and 44-minute reunion of the ’90s sitcom’s cast, one which lacked guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, K-pop supergroup BTS or references to the LGBTQ community or urine. The three Chinese streaming platforms with broadcast rights for “Friends: The Reunion” — iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video — all

BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were cut from the version of Friends: The Reunion broadcast in China.The popular musicians are thought to have been removed from the one-off special on account of insulting the country in the past, as the BBC reports.Bieber was banned from the country in 2017 by the Chinese government.

After the iconic reunion which had been requested by fans ever since the show ended in the 90s, was finally revealed to their fans worldwide and featured cameos from many other global celebrities. However, things were different when the reunion episode aired in China, with a conspicuously less star-loaded episode.

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s top streaming platforms censored around six minutes of material from HBO Max’s “Friends: The Reunion” special on the day of its debut Thursday, deleting footage of artists like BTS previously deemed to have “insulted” China, gay fans, references to pee and a shot of Matt LeBlanc in his underwear, among other moments.“Friends” has amassed a huge, devoted following in China over the years, and thousands of fans had expressed their excitement for the special across all

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAlthough the obvious big deal about the “Friends” reunion was that the six original cast members would be gathering together for only the second time since the sitcom wrapped in 2004, the HBO Max special didn’t JUST give fans Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.Also making appearances were everyone from series guest stars including Reese Witherspoon and Tom Selleck, to such celebrity super

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer look back at 10 years of their iconic sitcom, and all the running jokes, romantic moments and beloved guest stars that they enjoyed along the way.During the special, plenty of the show's beloved supporting stars pop in to say hi, whether it's in person, like Tom Selleck, who played Monica's boyfriend, Richard, and Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler's on-again off-again girlfriend, Janice, or via video

Friends: The Reunion is finally here! The six besties Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Ross and Joey reunited for an epic night and millions of fans across the globe will now witness this as it begins streaming in India.

BTS have broken the record for the biggest song debut in Spotify history with their new single ‘Butter’.The track received over 11 million global Spotify plays on Friday (May 21), breaking the streaming service’s opening day record formerly held by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s ‘I Don’t Care’ (10.977 million on May 10, 2019).Despite the record-breaking success, ‘Butter’ landed at Number 11 on the UK Spotify chart (and Number 10 in the US), with several songs from Olivia Rodrigo‘s debut album

Friends: The Reunion has received an official release date in the UK and Ireland.The one-off unscripted special, which sees the return of core cast members and guest appearances, will be available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK & Ireland from next week.HBO Max is set to air the special in the US on May 27, which will feature musical guests including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, BTS alongside football legend David Beckham and Game Of Thrones star Kit Harrington.Series