Friends reunion: BTS, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber censored in China

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Something was amiss in China’s version of the much-anticipated Friends reunion special: guest stars BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were nowhere to be seen.

Eagle-eyed fans found the stars were cut on all three Chinese streamers with broadcast rights. LGBTQ references, among other things, were also gone.

It is believed that footage of the stars were cut because they are deemed to have insulted China in the past.

The US sitcom is hugely popular in China, and