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April 22, 2012
Bully is screened at the White House

Anti-bullying advocates get a hearing at the White House

Late last week, the film Bully was screened at the White House. As described by Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, the audience included people associated with the documentary and policy makers.

April 6, 2012
The documentary Bully will get PG-13 rating after all

Motion Picture Assn. of America reaches compromise with filmmaker

After more than a month of controversy, the Motion Picture Association of America has reached a compromise with the filmmaker and given the documentary Bully a PG-13 rating instead of an R.

The film is about the epidemic of bullying, anti-gay and all the rest, in schools, through the eyse of five families.

March 29, 2012
Kathy Griffin gets serious about bullying

Gay rights activist Kathy Griffin joins Ellen DeGeneres in support for documentary Bully

Kathy Griffin has spoken out against bullying in a public service announcement inspired by the documentary Bully.

The gay friendly comic created the PSA in response to the film that explores children’s stories as they face being bullied every day.

The film released tomorrow (30 March) in select US cinemas has drawn controversy over the Motion Picture Association of America’s initial decision to award it an ‘R’ rating, meaning people under 17 years old must be accompanied by an adult to see it.

March 27, 2012
Bully documentary to be released unrated

Weinstein Co. goes its own way after losing battle with MPAA

With the Motion Picture Association of America refusing to budge on the R rating it has slapped on the documentary Bully, the film's distributor announced Monday (26 March) that it would release the movie unrated.

The film is about the epidemic of bullying in schools and got the R rating because of profanities some of the kids use in the movie.

March 15, 2012
Lesbian teenager campaigning for movie Bully to be honored

Katy Butler to receive award from Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

Katy Butler says she found out what it's like to be bullied after she came out as a lesbian while she was in middle school.

That knowledge is what has driven this 17-year-old from Michigan to take a stand against the Motion Picture Association of America when it slapped an R rating on the documentary Bully.

March 14, 2012
Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp and others support Bully

A-listers join the fight to get film's rating changed from R to PG-13

Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep, superstar Johnny Depp and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees have signed a petition started by a Michigan teenager who is trying to get the Motion Picture Assn. of America to change the rating of a documentary about the epidemic of bullying in schools.

Bully, set to be on March 30, has been slapped with an R rating by the MPAA - a rating that prevents anyone under the age of 17 from seeing the movie without an adult.

March 7, 2012
Ellen stands up for documentary Bully

'I think it's an important movie and I think it can change lives'

Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out against the R rating the documentary Bully has been slapped with by the Motion Picture Assn. of America - a rating that prevents anyone under the age of 17 from seeing the movie without an adult.

The film is about the epidemic of bullying in schools and got the R rating because of profanities some of the kids use in the movie.