Vaxxed: Tribeca festival withdraws MMR film

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New York's Tribeca Film Festival will not show Vaxxed, a controversial film about the MMR vaccine, its founder Robert De Niro says.

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Robert De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped the film would provide the opportunity for discussion of the issue. But after reviewing the film with festival organisers and scientists, he said: "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."

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"We have concerns with certain things in this film," said Mr De Niro.

Vaxxed was directed and co-written by Mr (formerly Dr) Wakefield, who described it as a "whistle-blower documentary".

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In a statement issued following the Tribeca Film Festival's decision, he and the film's producer Del Bigtree said that "we have just witnessed yet another example of the power of corporate interests censoring free speech, art and truth".

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