reunion episode of popular US sitcom Friends finally hit our screens on Thursday - but in China, it looked a little different after streaming websites censored a number of celebrity cameos for political reasons.
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and K-pop band BTS were all cut out, apparently because they had been seen to insult Beijing in the past.
American singer and actress Lady Gaga has been banned from touring in China since 2016 after she met with the Dalai Lama and showed her support for the Tibetan spiritual leader, who advocates for separatism.
As a result, Chinese viewers would not have seen her singing the iconic Smelly Cat song with the sitcom's star Lisa Kudrow in the reunion show.
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