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Russia May Ban Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Over Josh Gad's Gay Character by Leo Barraclough

The Russian government is coming under pressure to ban Disney’s live-action movie “Beauty and the Beast” for allegedly contravening a 2013 law that prohibits “gay propaganda” aimed at children. In Bill Condon’s film, LeFou (Josh Gad) has a crush on Gaston (Luke Evans). Condon told Attitude magazine that LeFou’s role is groundbreaking. “It’s somebody who’s...…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM on March 4, 2017

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