For all you Moore fans:
Disney blocks distribution of Moore film
Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 4:29pm EDT
"The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax Films division from distributing Michael Moore‘s documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," which criticizes President Bush‘s handling of Sept. 11 and connects the Bush family with Osama bin Laden‘s.
Moore attributes Disney‘s decision to concerns that the documentary will endanger tax breaks the company receives from Florida, where Bush‘s brother Jeb is governor.
"I would have hoped by now that I would be able to put my work out to the public without having to experience the profound censorship obstacles I often seem to encounter," Moore wrote Wednesday in a statement on his Web site.
The filmmaker did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
Miramax confirmed that Disney told the company it can‘t release the film. "We hope to amicably resolve the situation in the near future," Miramax spokesman Matthew Hiltzik told The Associated Press.
Disney representatives Zenia Mucha and John Spelich did not return calls early Wednesday.
Disney has a contractual agreement with Miramax principals Bob and Harvey Weinstein allowing it to prevent the company from distributing films under certain circumstances, such as an NC-17 rating or a budget of more than $30-35 million."
Don‘t your heart just bleed for him??