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Washington Blade boycott controversy

Although it was generally received well by both critics and the box
office, Hairspray nonetheless garnered some criticism upon its release
by individuals in the gay community. Much of this criticism surrounded
Travolta's portrayal of Edna Turnblad, a role played in the original
film by celebrated drag performer Divine, and in the stage adaptation
by Harvey Fierstein. Kevin Naff, a managing editor for Washington, DC/
Baltimore area online gay news site The Washington Blade called for a
boycott of the new Hairspray film, alleging that Scientology, in which
Travolta believes, was patently homophobic, and allegedly supported
workshops designed to "cure" homosexuals.[59] Adam Shankman protested
Naff's proposed boycott, stating that Travolta was not homophobic, as
he (Shankman), Waters, Shaiman, Wittman, and several other members of
the creative staff were homosexual, and Travolta got along well with
the entire crew.[60] "John's personal beliefs did not walk onto my
set," said Shankman. "I never heard the word 'Scientology.'"[60]
[edit] Home media

Hairspray was released in standard DVD and HD Blu-ray Disc formats in
Region 1 on November 20, 2007. The Blu-ray disc is encoded with 7.1
channel DTS-HD Master Audio.[6] The standard DVD was released in two
versions: a one-disc release and a two-disc "Shake and Shimmy"
edition.

Bonus features on the two-disc release include two audio commentaries,
a feature-length production documentary, featurettes on the earlier
versions of Hairspray, dance instruction featurettes, deleted scenes
including Tracy's deleted song "I Can Wait" and an alternate version
of the "Big, Blonde and Beautiful" reprise, and behind-the-scenes
looks at the production of each of the film's dance numbers. The Blu-
ray release, a two-disc release, includes all of the features from the
two-disc DVD, and includes a picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes
feature, which runs concurrently with the film. An HD DVD version of
the film was originally slated for release in 2008, but has since been
canceled due to New Line Cinema's announcement that it would go Blu-
ray exclusive with immediate effect, thus dropping HD DVD support.[61]
[62]
[edit] Awards

Following is a list of awards that Hairspray or its cast have won or
for which they have been nominated.[63]
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