High School Student's Petition Fails to Sway MPAA
Katy Butler, a 17-year-old Michigan student who has experienced bullying first-hand, traveled from her home state to LA this week to deliver an online petition to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The document contains an impressive 220,000+ signatures calling for the organization to revise down its “R” rating for upcoming Weinstein Co. documentary release Bully.
But according to Fox News columnist Hollie McKay, MPAA reps were less than forthcoming today:
“The MPAA told me they did not want to change the rating…” Butler said.
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