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04-13-2016, 10:39 PM
Robert De Niro still supports anti-vaccine documentary: 'All I wanted was the movie to be seen'
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Though his Tribeca Film Festival ultimately opted to*pull the controversial documentary Vaxxed (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/tribeca-cancels-anti-vaccination-documentary-de-niro/)from its lineup, Robert De Niro still supports the movie.*
"I think the movie is something that people should see," De Niro said on Today Wednesday"There was a backlash that I haven't fully explored and I will, but I didn't want it to start affecting the festival in ways I couldn't see."
SEE ALSO: Autism and vaccines: Why telling every side of a scientific story is rarely fair (http://mashable.com/2016/04/02/vaccines-autism-false-balance/)
"It was a knee-jerk reaction, especially from the filmmakers," De Niro said of the backlash that erupted when*Vaxxed*was initially included in the festival's lineup. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/de-niro-on-today-show-vaxxed/)
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Though his Tribeca Film Festival ultimately opted to*pull the controversial documentary Vaxxed (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/tribeca-cancels-anti-vaccination-documentary-de-niro/)from its lineup, Robert De Niro still supports the movie.*
"I think the movie is something that people should see," De Niro said on Today Wednesday"There was a backlash that I haven't fully explored and I will, but I didn't want it to start affecting the festival in ways I couldn't see."
SEE ALSO: Autism and vaccines: Why telling every side of a scientific story is rarely fair (http://mashable.com/2016/04/02/vaccines-autism-false-balance/)
"It was a knee-jerk reaction, especially from the filmmakers," De Niro said of the backlash that erupted when*Vaxxed*was initially included in the festival's lineup. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/de-niro-on-today-show-vaxxed/)
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