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New York Post Reports: The highly-anticipated “Barbie” movie has been the subject of many popular trends around the world — but Vietnam’s decision to ban the movie has been making headlines
Now Warner Bros. is attempting to clarify its intention.
The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was set to hit theaters in the country on July 21, aligning with its big-screen release in most countries around the world.
However, Vietnam announced the movie will not be released due to a scene that includes a map using the “nine-dash line” — a set of line segments that represents China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea — which Vietnam claims violates its sovereignty.
But the studio rejects the need for controversy.
“The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing,” a spokesperson for the Warner Bros. Film Group told Variety. “The doodles depict Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the ‘real world.’ It was not intended to make any type of statement.”