Delta Air Lines said it was changing its policies to retain same-sex love scenes after criticism on social media and from 'Booksmart' director Olivia Wilde.
Delta said it would receive new versions of 'Booksmart' and 'Rocketman' without same-sex love scenes edited out.Delta said it is examining its policy for choosing versions of on-board entertainment.is restoring same-sex love scenes in two films after outrage on social media, including from Olivia Wilde, the director of the 2019 comedy 'Booksmart', one of the movies.
Delta and other airlines source films from third-party companies that edit and distribute various versions of films for in-flight viewing. The Atlanta-based airline said studios provide the theatrical version and an edited version of many films and that it selected edited versions of both "Booksmart" and Elton John biopic "Rocketman."
"We are immediately putting a new process in place for managing content available through Delta's in-flight entertainment," the airline said in statement. "We selected the edited version and now realize content well within our guidelines was unnecessarily excluded from both films. We are working to make sure this doesn't happen again."
Delta touts its seat-back screens as a selling point for travelers. The airline continues to use these screens while some competitors like
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