November 2, 2024 2:09 pm

Why Joker 2 Director Todd Phillips Cut Lady Gaga's Same-Sex Kiss Scene
Why Joker 2 Director Todd Phillips Cut Lady Gaga's Same-Sex Kiss Scene

Why Joker 2 Director Todd Phillips Cut Lady Gaga’s Same-Sex Kiss Scene

Joker: Folie Deux has been a big miss for both fans and critics, grossing just $40 million dollars at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, a far cry from the $100 million-plus it was expected to make just a few weeks ago. Once word got out that Todd Phillips‘ sequel was anything but a worthy successor to his 2019 movie, moviegoers largely shied away from theaters, opting instead to perhaps wait for its streaming debut. Eagle-eyed fans that did attend the film on its opening weekend were left scratching their heads in more ways than one, however, thanks to a highly-publicized scene that made the rounds on social media in 2023 that was cut from the final edit.

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​Set footage of a kiss between Lee and a woman at the courthouse went viral online last year, but the scene does not appear in Folie Deux. Read More