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ww.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/13/robin-williams-tweet-hollywood-academy-suicide-geni News Sport Comment Culture Business Money Life & style Travel Environment Culture) Film Robin Williams Robin Williams tweet by Hollywood Share74 may glorify suicides Tweet 150 Scene from Aladdin with caption 'Genie, you're free' could encourage people to see suicide as an option, say campaigners 8+10 Ipaal in Share1 Josh Halliday theguardian.com, Wednesday 13 August 2014 17.19 BST Article history Film Robin Williams Sccet Mental health Health Culture World news United States More news More on this story Tributes to Robin Williams at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Photograph: UPI/LandoviBarcroft Media The Hollywood Academy behind the Oscars has been accused of glorifying suicide over a tweet about Robin Williams's death. Robin Williams obituary Actor and comedian who made his The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences posted a picture from elevision breakthrough a scene in the film Aladdin, in which Williams plays the genie, along with with Mork& Mindy and the caption: "Genie, you're free." The image had been retweeted 318,000 times by Wednesday morning with some describing it as the iconic social media image of Williams's death went on to star in films such as Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Mrs Doubtfire However, suicide-prevention groups raised fears that the tweet encouraged the idea that suicide was an option potentially promoting copycat behaviour among vulnerable people Edinburgh stars pay tribute to a comedy game-changer

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Iso

Iso

Aug 13, 2014 at 02:00PM EDT

I think it was more of a way to say goodbye, rather than to promote suicide.

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Nate χ (Blade of Dawn)

Nate χ (Blade of Dawn)

Aug 13, 2014 at 04:43PM EDT

…You know what? I'm done. You listening, SJWs? Because I have one thing to say: FUCK YOU!

I'm out.

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