UPDATE: Disney has disclosed revised plans to lay off 32,000 employees in the first half of 2021.

Variety reports that the Walt Disney Company shared the updated figure in a 10-K filing published on Wednesday, with the majority of the layoffs expected to be coming within the parks, experiences, and products divisions in the first half of fiscal 2021. A Disney spokesperson confirmed that the latest figure includes the 28,000 layoffs that the company previously announced in September (detailed in our original story below).

"Due to the current climate, including COVID-19 impacts, and changing environment in which we are operating, the Company has generated efficiencies in its staffing, including limiting hiring to critical business roles, furloughs and reductions-in-force," the SEC filing notes. "As part of these actions, the employment of approximately 32,000 employees primarily at Parks, Experiences and Products will terminate in the first half of fiscal 2021."

Disney also added that additional measures may be taken in the future, citing various actions that could be taken, including raising additional financing, suspending the company's capital spending, reducing its film and television content investments, and implementing additional furloughs or reductions in the workforce. The document notes that, as of October 3, approximately 37,000 employees who are not scheduled for employment termination were put on furlough.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] ORIGINAL STORY: Disney announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of layoffs for “approximately 28,000 domestic employees” across its Parks, Experiences, and Products divisions, due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

Citing the continued capacity restrictions and uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products chairman Josh D’Amaro shared details regarding how the efforts to reduce Disney’s workforce would impact executive, salaried, and hourly roles. A press release from Disney stated that about 67% of the 28,000 employees laid off will be hourly roles.

“Few of us could have imagined how significantly the pandemic would impact us -- both at work and in our daily lives,” D’Amaro stated. “We initially hoped that this situation would be short-lived and that we would recover quickly and return to normal. Seven months later, we find that has not been the case.”

D’Amaro added that the financial impact felt by Disney has been exacerbated by the state of California’s restrictions on theme park openings during COVID-19. California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced criticism from reopening advocates in recent weeks. Disneyland in Anaheim is the only one of Disney's theme parks that remains closed.

According to Forbes, 19 state legislators called on Newsom to give the theme park industry guidance on reopening measures in the interest of staving off greater business losses. Local officials in Anaheim and other nearby cities are similarly calling for a park reopening, saying the local economy has lost out on $1.3 billion. Newsom said in mid-September that theme park reopening guidelines would be coming “very, very shortly,” but has yet to produce them.

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Florida’s Walt Disney World reopened in July as COVID-19 cases sharply rose. Florida ranks third in the nation in COVID-19 cases, following California and Texas, according to the Sun Sentinel. Florida recently surpassed 700,000 cases, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Despite the high number of cases, Florida has entered a “phase 3” of reopening, with Governor Ron DeSantis issuing an order that effectively reopened all restaurants and bars across Florida as well as halting fines for not wearing masks.

D’Amaro added in his statement that Disney is talking to impacted employees as well as to union leaders regarding next steps. Disney has previously tried to soften the impact of COVID-19 by cutting costs, suspending capital projects, and furloughing cast members while continuing to pay health benefits over the last several months.

Disney’s statement did not clarify if those laid off would include Florida-based employees. Disneyland employees approximately 35,000 people, with several thousand more relying on adjacent business.

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IGN previously reported that Disney parks have lost a total of $1 billion due to closures. Disney’s slate of 2020 films and series have also similarly been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

UPDATE: Disney has disclosed revised plans to lay off 32,000 employees in the first half of 2021.

Variety reports that the Walt Disney Company shared the updated figure in a 10-K filing published on Wednesday, with the majority of the layoffs expected to be coming within the parks, experiences, and products divisions in the first half of fiscal 2021. A Disney spokesperson confirmed that the latest figure includes the 28,000 layoffs that the company previously announced in September (detailed in our original story below).

"Due to the current climate, including COVID-19 impacts, and changing environment in which we are operating, the Company has generated efficiencies in its staffing, including limiting hiring to critical business roles, furloughs and reductions-in-force," the SEC filing notes. "As part of these actions, the employment of approximately 32,000 employees primarily at Parks, Experiences and Products will terminate in the first half of fiscal 2021."

Disney also added that additional measures may be taken in the future, citing various actions that could be taken, including raising additional financing, suspending the company's capital spending, reducing its film and television content investments, and implementing additional furloughs or reductions in the workforce. The document notes that, as of October 3, approximately 37,000 employees who are not scheduled for employment termination were put on furlough.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] ORIGINAL STORY: Disney announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of layoffs for “approximately 28,000 domestic employees” across its Parks, Experiences, and Products divisions, due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

Citing the continued capacity restrictions and uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products chairman Josh D’Amaro shared details regarding how the efforts to reduce Disney’s workforce would impact executive, salaried, and hourly roles. A press release from Disney stated that about 67% of the 28,000 employees laid off will be hourly roles.

“Few of us could have imagined how significantly the pandemic would impact us -- both at work and in our daily lives,” D’Amaro stated. “We initially hoped that this situation would be short-lived and that we would recover quickly and return to normal. Seven months later, we find that has not been the case.”

D’Amaro added that the financial impact felt by Disney has been exacerbated by the state of California’s restrictions on theme park openings during COVID-19. California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced criticism from reopening advocates in recent weeks. Disneyland in Anaheim is the only one of Disney's theme parks that remains closed.

According to Forbes, 19 state legislators called on Newsom to give the theme park industry guidance on reopening measures in the interest of staving off greater business losses. Local officials in Anaheim and other nearby cities are similarly calling for a park reopening, saying the local economy has lost out on $1.3 billion. Newsom said in mid-September that theme park reopening guidelines would be coming “very, very shortly,” but has yet to produce them.

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Florida’s Walt Disney World reopened in July as COVID-19 cases sharply rose. Florida ranks third in the nation in COVID-19 cases, following California and Texas, according to the Sun Sentinel. Florida recently surpassed 700,000 cases, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Despite the high number of cases, Florida has entered a “phase 3” of reopening, with Governor Ron DeSantis issuing an order that effectively reopened all restaurants and bars across Florida as well as halting fines for not wearing masks.

D’Amaro added in his statement that Disney is talking to impacted employees as well as to union leaders regarding next steps. Disney has previously tried to soften the impact of COVID-19 by cutting costs, suspending capital projects, and furloughing cast members while continuing to pay health benefits over the last several months.

Disney’s statement did not clarify if those laid off would include Florida-based employees. Disneyland employees approximately 35,000 people, with several thousand more relying on adjacent business.

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IGN previously reported that Disney parks have lost a total of $1 billion due to closures. Disney’s slate of 2020 films and series have also similarly been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

Sony put up a bunch of PlayStation 5 games for digital preorder and detailed some of the bonuses that will be handed out to early adopters. The PS5 games up for preorder include Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Demon’s Souls. As the next-gen console launch approaches, Sony has put up several of its launch PS5 games for preorder. Many of them will also feature a digital deluxe edition packed with bonuses. I’ve summarized the digital deluxe editions for multiple PS5 games below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"]  

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Digital Deluxe Edition:

• A digital artbook showcasing the world of Sackboy
• Digital soundtrack
• Four Sackboy costumes from different PlayStation Games: Jin from Ghost of Tsushima, Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding, Connor from Detroit Become Hume, and Deacon St. James from Days Gone
• Four Sackboy emotes based on previously mentioned characters.
• 20 Sackboy Avatars

 

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Standard or Ultimate Edition:

• T.R.A.C.K. Suit DLC skin. Designed by Javier Garron, artist on the Miles: Morales Spider-Man comic series. Includes Untrackable Suit Mod.
• Second Spidey suit: Unannounced mystery DLC suit.
• Gravity Well Gadget: Early unlock for the Gravity Well Gadget that pulls enemies together and knocks them down, disarming them.
• Extra skill points: Bonus points that can go towards new powers and abilities.

 

Demon's Souls Digital Deluxe Edition

Demon’s Souls is unique in that its Digital Deluxe Edition comes with new armor and weapons that weren’t in the original PlayStation 3 version of the game. Preorder any version of Demon’s Souls and players will receive the new Reaper’s Scythe weapon. Digital preorder for the Deluxe Edition will also include:

• Legendary Hero Soul
• Renowned Warrior Soul
• Stories Warrior Soul
• Red-Eye Knight Armor
• Boletarian Royalty Armor
• Ritual Blade
• Hoplite Shield
• Ring of Longevity
• Preservation Grains
• Phosphorescent Grains
• Bearbug Grains
• Large Hardstone Share
• Moonlight Share
• Original Soundtrack

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/demons-souls-remake-reveal-trailer-ps5-reveal-event"] Fans of the original PS3 version will note that the new items, like the Red-Eye Knight armor, are likely new drops from existing enemies. Other items, like grains, are a mystery. This has fueled speculation that the PS5 Demon’s Souls remake might add additional content. Bluepoint Games famously added an easter egg to its remake of Shadow of the Colossus, so the developers aren’t afraid of adding some new content into the remakes. Of course, we’ll have to wait until its launch on November 12 to find out for sure. For more, check out IGN’s PS5 preorder guide for up-to-date retail links. We’ll refresh them when new preorder stock becomes available. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Sony put up a bunch of PlayStation 5 games for digital preorder and detailed some of the bonuses that will be handed out to early adopters. The PS5 games up for preorder include Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Demon’s Souls. As the next-gen console launch approaches, Sony has put up several of its launch PS5 games for preorder. Many of them will also feature a digital deluxe edition packed with bonuses. I’ve summarized the digital deluxe editions for multiple PS5 games below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"]  

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Digital Deluxe Edition:

• A digital artbook showcasing the world of Sackboy
• Digital soundtrack
• Four Sackboy costumes from different PlayStation Games: Jin from Ghost of Tsushima, Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding, Connor from Detroit Become Hume, and Deacon St. James from Days Gone
• Four Sackboy emotes based on previously mentioned characters.
• 20 Sackboy Avatars

 

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Standard or Ultimate Edition:

• T.R.A.C.K. Suit DLC skin. Designed by Javier Garron, artist on the Miles: Morales Spider-Man comic series. Includes Untrackable Suit Mod.
• Second Spidey suit: Unannounced mystery DLC suit.
• Gravity Well Gadget: Early unlock for the Gravity Well Gadget that pulls enemies together and knocks them down, disarming them.
• Extra skill points: Bonus points that can go towards new powers and abilities.

 

Demon's Souls Digital Deluxe Edition

Demon’s Souls is unique in that its Digital Deluxe Edition comes with new armor and weapons that weren’t in the original PlayStation 3 version of the game. Preorder any version of Demon’s Souls and players will receive the new Reaper’s Scythe weapon. Digital preorder for the Deluxe Edition will also include:

• Legendary Hero Soul
• Renowned Warrior Soul
• Stories Warrior Soul
• Red-Eye Knight Armor
• Boletarian Royalty Armor
• Ritual Blade
• Hoplite Shield
• Ring of Longevity
• Preservation Grains
• Phosphorescent Grains
• Bearbug Grains
• Large Hardstone Share
• Moonlight Share
• Original Soundtrack

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/demons-souls-remake-reveal-trailer-ps5-reveal-event"] Fans of the original PS3 version will note that the new items, like the Red-Eye Knight armor, are likely new drops from existing enemies. Other items, like grains, are a mystery. This has fueled speculation that the PS5 Demon’s Souls remake might add additional content. Bluepoint Games famously added an easter egg to its remake of Shadow of the Colossus, so the developers aren’t afraid of adding some new content into the remakes. Of course, we’ll have to wait until its launch on November 12 to find out for sure. For more, check out IGN’s PS5 preorder guide for up-to-date retail links. We’ll refresh them when new preorder stock becomes available. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have three debates ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. If you don't have cable television but still want to see it all go down, there are several ways to watch it online via mobile devices, PC, smart TVs, video game consoles, and streaming boxes. Here's everything you need to know to watch tonight's presidential debate, as well as when to expect the other debates.

What Time Does the First 2020 Presidential Debate Start?

The first presidential debate between candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump starts at 6 pm PT and 9 pm ET on September 29. The debate will be 90 minutes long and have no commercial breaks.

How to Watch the 2020 Presidential Debates

While the presidential debate will air on cable television, there's also the option to watch it on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube as it will be streamed live by various outlets through their official channels. We recommend tuning in via YouTube since it's the most widely available option. There's the website or the app which you can usually get on your mobile phone, tablet, and Smart TV. People with PS4, Xbox One, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV can also watch the debates via the YouTube app. CNN, Bloomberg, and some of the news channels below have their own apps from which they will stream the debates, so you may want to check if that option is available on your preferred platform. Here's where you can stream the debates online:

• NBC News
• PBS
• Telemundo
• ABC News
• CBS News
• C-SPAN
• USA Today
• The Washington Post
• Fox News

Who Will be Moderating the First Presidential Debate and What Are the Topics?

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace will be moderating the presidential debate on September 29, and the topics the two candidates will be covering include:

• The Trump and Biden Records
• The Supreme Court
• Covid-19
• The Economy
• Race and Violence in our Cities
• The Integrity of the Election

What Are the Dates For the Other 2020 Presidential Debates?

There are three presidential debates in 2020. Following the airing of the first one, the other two are scheduled to broadcast live at 6 pm PT and 9 pm ET on the following dates:

• September 29
• October 15
• October 22

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will also have a Vice Presidential debate on October 7. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Three debates will happen ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. And for those who have already cut the cable cord but still want to watch, there are several ways to watch via your home consoles and streaming boxes. Here's everything you need to know to watch tonight's presidential debate, as well as when to expect the rest.

What Time Does the First 2020 Presidential Debate Start?

The first presidential debate between candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump starts at 6 pm PT and 9 pm ET on September 29. The debate will be 90 minutes long and have no commercial breaks.

How to Watch the 2020 Presidential Debates

While the presidential debate will air on cable television, there's also the option to watch it on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube as it will be streamed live by various outlets through their official channels. We recommend tuning in via YouTube since it's the most widely available option. There's the website or the app which you can usually get on your mobile phone, tablet, and Smart TV. People with PS4, Xbox One, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV can also watch the debates via the YouTube app. CNN, Bloomberg, and some of the news channels below have their own apps from which they will stream the debates, so you may want to check if that option is available on your preferred platform. Here are the channels streaming the debates online:

• NBC News
• PBS
• Telemundo
• ABC News
• CBS News
• C-SPAN
• USA Today
• The Washington Post
• Fox News

Who Will be Moderating the First Presidential Debate and What Are the Topics?

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace will be moderating the presidential debate on September 29, and the topics the two candidates will be covering include:

• The Trump and Biden Records
• The Supreme Court
• Covid-19
• The Economy
• Race and Violence in our Cities
• The Integrity of the Election

What Are the Dates For the Other 2020 Presidential Debates?

There are three presidential debates in 2020. Following the airing of the first one, the other two are scheduled to broadcast live at 6 pm PT and 9 pm ET on the following dates:

• September 29
• October 15
• October 22

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will also have a Vice Presidential debate on October 7. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Update (9/29/20) - The upcoming Borat sequel will be releasing October 23rd exclusively on Amazon Prime Video according to a report by Collider. Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] The sequel to 2006's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan will be debuting on Amazon Prime prior to this year's US Presidential Election Day. According to Deadline, Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the upcoming sequel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-comedies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Arriving seemingly out of nowhere, Borat 2 was one of the first films to shoot during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak earlier this year. As filming restrictions were being lifted, Cohen returned with a skeleton crew to finish shooting. While fans spotted the titular character driving around parts of Los Angeles recently, the crew actually travelled internationally to film specific portions. As with the first movie, some places were more dangerous than others. Cohen even "risked his life multiple times to shoot the scenes in this film" even going so far as wearing a bulletproof vest on a couple occasions due to some of the film's locations. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2006/10/20/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan-movies-borat-press-conference"] Now, after months of filming undercover and remaining silent about the upcoming film, Cohen is ready to debut his first-ever theatrical sequel to the world just in time for the US Presidential Elections on November 3rd. Since movie theaters are either still closed or severely limiting moviegoer capacity, Cohen felt the best option was to release the film digitally for as many people as possible and thus struck a deal with Amazon Studios to allow the tech giant to distribute the film on Prime Video. No official release date has been given at this time, but with just over a month to go until Election Day we can expect some more classic Borat antics very soon. High five! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.  

Adult Swim has "permanently retired" an episode of The Boondocks and an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as well as "temporarily rested" an episode of The Shivering Truth. The episodes are not currently available on either the Adult Swim website or HBO Max due to "cultural insensitivities." When HBO Max, which also hosts Adult Swim content, launched in May 2020, it didn't take fans long to realize that episodes were missing. The Adult Swim Reddit page has a user pointing out on HBO Max's launch date that episodes of The Boondocks that were once banned are on the service, except for season 3, episode 4 "The Story of Jimmy Rebel." The Aqua Teen Reddit page has a user complaining back in June about the lack of season 6, episode 2 "Shake Like Me." The Aqua Teen episode was reportedly reinstated back in August, according to another Reddit user, but is currently not available. A representative for HBO Max told The Daily Beast in an article published on Tuesday that “neither of those episodes are part of our streaming deals.” Variety reports that the "Shake Like Me" episode was uploaded "due to a software error and was promptly removed." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/29/following-splash-mountain-ride-redesign-some-call-for-disney-to-change-jungle-cruise-next"] Adult Swim takes the blame and says that the removed episodes don't line up with their current "policies." "When Adult Swim transitions series to a new platform, we determine what episodes are selected through creative and cultural filters and our standards and practices policies," the Adult Swim representative told The Daily Beast. "Oftentimes these decisions are made in collaboration with the show’s creators.” The Aqua Teen and Boondocks episodes are now "permanently retired due to cultural sensitivities." For example, the episode of The Boondocks that was retired features the character Uncle Ruckus partnering with a racist country singer. The Daily Beast contacted the creator of The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder, but a representative for him declined to comment. McGruder recently signed up for a two-season revival of The Boondocks that will air exclusively on HBO Max. HBO Max and the Adult Swim website has incorrectly labeled The Boondocks season 3 to hide the missing episode. Episode 5 is now listed as episode 4, episode 6 is now listed as episode 5, etc. HBO Max has all of Aqua Teen's episodes listed correctly, and South Park, which has episodes missing from HBO Max because of potential terrorist threats, also has their episodes listed correctly. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-adult-cartoon-tv-series&captions=true"] The Adult Swim series The Shivering Truth has also had an episode removed from the Adult Swim website. The Daily Beast says the episode that was removed featured "a pregnant woman who gives birth to a police officer, who is then called a 'dirty pig.'" Adult Swim told The Daily Beast that that episode will "be returning to the site and included when the series debuts on HBO Max." They did not specify when that will be. HBO Max and Adult Swim are both owned by WarnerMedia, which previously received praise for how they handled controversial content by not editing or hiding it. WarnerMedia reissued a Tom and Jerry Blu-ray as recently as March 2020 that comes with an unskippable, 45-second content warning that plays before the main menu about the racism in the cartoons and how editing them "would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed." Two months after that Tom and Jerry Blu-ray came out and the murder of George Floyd has sparked a new policy in Hollywood regarding controversial content. An episode of The Office had blackface content edited out and the Dungeons and Dragons episode of Community was removed altogether. Other TV shows such as 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Scrubs have also had episodes removed due to blackface. Disney also announced plans to remodel the Splash Mountain ride at their theme parks after petitions from some Disney fans showed up online. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

Adult Swim has "permanently retired" an episode of The Boondocks and an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as well as "temporarily rested" an episode of The Shivering Truth. The episodes are not currently available on either the Adult Swim website or HBO Max due to "cultural insensitivities." When HBO Max, which also hosts Adult Swim content, launched in May 2020, it didn't take fans long to realize that episodes were missing. The Adult Swim Reddit page has a user pointing out on HBO Max's launch date that episodes of The Boondocks that were once banned are on the service, except for season 3, episode 4 "The Story of Jimmy Rebel." The Aqua Teen Reddit page has a user complaining back in June about the lack of season 6, episode 2 "Shake Like Me." The Aqua Teen episode was reportedly reinstated back in August, according to another Reddit user, but is currently not available. A representative for HBO Max told The Daily Beast in an article published on Tuesday that “neither of those episodes are part of our streaming deals.” Variety reports that the "Shake Like Me" episode was uploaded "due to a software error and was promptly removed." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/29/following-splash-mountain-ride-redesign-some-call-for-disney-to-change-jungle-cruise-next"] Adult Swim takes the blame and says that the removed episodes don't line up with their current "policies." "When Adult Swim transitions series to a new platform, we determine what episodes are selected through creative and cultural filters and our standards and practices policies," the Adult Swim representative told The Daily Beast. "Oftentimes these decisions are made in collaboration with the show’s creators.” The Aqua Teen and Boondocks episodes are now "permanently retired due to cultural sensitivities." For example, the episode of The Boondocks that was retired features the character Uncle Ruckus partnering with a racist country singer. The Daily Beast contacted the creator of The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder, but a representative for him declined to comment. McGruder recently signed up for a two-season revival of The Boondocks that will air exclusively on HBO Max. HBO Max and the Adult Swim website has incorrectly labeled The Boondocks season 3 to hide the missing episode. Episode 5 is now listed as episode 4, episode 6 is now listed as episode 5, etc. HBO Max has all of Aqua Teen's episodes listed correctly, and South Park, which has episodes missing from HBO Max because of potential terrorist threats, also has their episodes listed correctly. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-adult-cartoon-tv-series&captions=true"] The Adult Swim series The Shivering Truth has also had an episode removed from the Adult Swim website. The Daily Beast says the episode that was removed featured "a pregnant woman who gives birth to a police officer, who is then called a 'dirty pig.'" Adult Swim told The Daily Beast that that episode will "be returning to the site and included when the series debuts on HBO Max." They did not specify when that will be. HBO Max and Adult Swim are both owned by WarnerMedia, which previously received praise for how they handled controversial content by not editing or hiding it. WarnerMedia reissued a Tom and Jerry Blu-ray as recently as March 2020 that comes with an unskippable, 45-second content warning that plays before the main menu about the racism in the cartoons and how editing them "would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed." Two months after that Tom and Jerry Blu-ray came out and the murder of George Floyd has sparked a new policy in Hollywood regarding controversial content. An episode of The Office had blackface content edited out and the Dungeons and Dragons episode of Community was removed altogether. Other TV shows such as 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Scrubs have also had episodes removed due to blackface. Disney also announced plans to remodel the Splash Mountain ride at their theme parks after petitions from some Disney fans showed up online. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

The Force is strong with firefighters after a little boy donated his Baby Yoda doll, which they now carry with them to the frontlines of battling wildfires in Oregon, California, Wyoming, and Colorado. A five-year-old named Carver donated a doll of The Child, the breakout star of Disney Plus' The Mandalorian, to a drive supporting firefighters battling blazes in Molalla and Colton, Oregon. Carver included a note that read: "Thank you, firefighters. Here is a friend for you, in case you get lonely. Love, Carver." Awwwwww! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/the-mandalorian-season-2-trailer"] "These firefighters are away from their children, their loved ones. This is a little pal that brings a bit of normalcy to a crazy time," Carver's grandmother, Sasha Tinning, told CNN. Tinning added, "To have a little bit of sunshine during such a dark time, I think that's really special for them. He (Baby Yoda) is also just cute as the dickens." Now, the Baby Yoda doll has become a companion to firefighters across the Pacific Northwest and West as they go out on calls. [caption id="attachment_2414026" align="alignnone" width="720"] Baby Yoda and his firefighter pals (via Baby Yoda Fights Fires Facebook group)[/caption] The doll's journey with its firefighter companions is chronicled by the Facebook group Baby Yoda Fights Fires, which includes photos and videos of the firefighters posing with the doll or carrying it on their backs into blazes. For more on The Child, check out our trailer breakdown of the Mandalorian Season 2 trailer and find out when you can watch The Mandalorian Season 2 on Disney Plus. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tracing-the-mystery-of-yoda-yaddle-and-baby-yodas-species&captions=true"]