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MTV: Awards Show in Hungary Will Show Stand Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

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Associated Press.McCarthy was preparing a memo to employees about the matter, apparently expecting criticism for holding the show in Hungary, such as Netflix has received over comedian Dave Chappelle’s anti-LGBTQ+ remarks in a recent special.

MTV made a deal two years ago to have the awards program in Budapest.That the show will go on “may surprise anyone who knows that in June of this year, Hungary passed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation banning television content featuring gay people during the day and in primetime,” he noted in the memo, according to the AP.

Such programming may be broadcast only overnight, ostensibly so children won’t see it. The law, similar to the notorious one passed in Russia in 2013, forbids display of LGBTQ+ content in.

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