The WirecreatorDavid Simonis putting a pair of Russian streaming services on blast.
Not that they’d do much better invading West Baltimore."
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Reps for Simon didn’t immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for further comment.
Michael K. Williams as Omar Little on ‘The Wire’.hbo
This isn’t the first time Russian media has been accused of censoring LGBTQ content.
While shootingThe Wire, Williams embraced hischaracter’s sexuality, evenpushing for more gay scenes.
“There was lots of touching hair and rubbing lips and things like that.
David Simon and Michael K. Williams in 2018.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
I felt like if we were going to do this, we should go all in.
