Joker: Convicted Pedophile Gary Glitter is NOT Getting Any Royalties for the Use of His Song

Besides the assumption that the film will inspire mass shootings, Joker had caught some more controversy when the movie used a song from convicted pedophile Gary Glitter during a pivotal scene where Joker comes full form. People accused the movie of giving royalties to a sex offender, but news has it that Glitter won't be getting any money from the movie at all.

As per the LA Times, Glitter won't be seeing a dime when it comes to the film using Rock n' Roll Part 2. A representative from Snapper Music had released a statement saying. "Gary Glitter does not get paid. We've had no contact with him." The holder of the US rights of the song, Universal Media Publishing Group, also said: "Gary Glitter's publishing interest in the copyright of his songs is owned by UMPG and other parties, therefore UMPG does not pay him any royalties or other considerations."

We don't have any official statements from the filmmakers yet when it came to the use of the song, but if you ask me, a lot of content will have to be put under scrutiny if they want their soundtracks to be "pedophile free." Rock n' Roll Part 2 alone has been used in films like Boyhood and Meet the Fockers. They even used the song in an episode of The Office:

If anything, the use of a criminal's song for the transformation of the Joker further solidifies that Arthur Fleck is no hero that should be emulated. I mean, isn't that what people were afraid the movie would do in the first place?

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