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The CEO of AMC Theatres was forced to clarify on Twitter that the chain was in no way suppressing the film Sound of Freedom, a film centered on child sex trafficking, after wild internet theories spread.
Since the films release, online speculation has led many to believe theatre chains like AMC are making it difficult, if not impossible for moviegoers to see the film. This included canceled showings, broken air conditioners in the screening rooms, and numerous technical difficulties.
This led many to believe that the theatre chains may have been trying to prevent the damning realities of child sex trafficking from being seen. Despite these claims, the film has done rather well in the weeks since it premiered, raking in over $40 million dollars.
But the rumors, which have run rampant, have forced the films creators and even the CEO of AMC Theatres Adam Aron to speak out about the conspiracy.
“Sadly, conspiracy theorists are so prevalent in America,” Aron tweeted Wednesday night.
“So much garbage information is spread. More than ONE MILLION people have watched Sound of Freedom at AMC Theatres. More than at any other theatre chain on the planet. Yet people falsely claim otherwise. It is so bizarre,” Aron wrote.
Even the films creators have spoken out about the conspiracy, telling Newsweek magazine that AMC and other theatre houses have been “wonderful to work with.”
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