‘Cuties’: Netflix Wins Appeal Blocking Child Porn Charges
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer An appeals court on Monday blocked a Texas district attorney from pursuing child pornography charges against Netflix for showing the French film “Cuties.” In a 3-0 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court injunction that put the prosecution on an indefinite hold.
Netflix released the film in September 2020, sparking immediate controversy over its depiction of a teen dance troupe. Lucas Babin, the elected D.A.
in Tyler County, Texas, indicted the streamer for “promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child.” The film does not contain any sex scenes.
The underage actors are shown doing provocative dance steps while clothed, and there is also a brief glimpse of an adult woman’s bare breast.
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