Olivia Wilde Reacts to Airline Cutting 'Booksmart' Lesbian Sex Scene

An unspecified airline removed a scene from Booksmart featuring two of the female characters having sex.

The film’s director, Olivia Wilde, received a tweet alerting her to this, which said, “Tried watching Booksmart on the plane and they cut the ENTIRE lesbian hookup scene like not even a KISS was allowed! oh but don’t worry guys, the Straights got their kiss.”

Olivia responded, “This is truly a bummer. There is no nudity in this scene. What makes it too obscene for airplane viewing? What airline?”

“I don’t understand it,” Olivia elaborated. “There’s censorship airline to airline of films. There must be some kind of governing board to determine. We rated a certain way. If it’s not X rated, surely it’s acceptable on an airplane. There’s insane violence of bodies being ripped in half and yet a love scene between two women is censored from the film. It’s such an integral part of the character’s journey. My heart just broke. I don’t understand it. It’s confusing.”