Paedophile singer Gary Glitter ‘could make a fortune’ from the Joker while in jail after movie bosses used one of his songs
- Makers of movie are facing criticism after the inclusion of Rock and Roll Part 2
- The song plays as Joaquin Phoenix’s character Joker, dances down a staircase
- Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, jailed in 2015 for abusing three young girls
Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for abusing three young girls, and is thought to be due for release in 2020
Movie fans have slammed producers of grisly new film Joker for including a song by child sex beast Gary Glitter on its soundtrack.
The creepy thriller, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the twisted villain, is already breaking box office records after taking $93.5 million at US cinemas over the weekend.
But the makers of the movie are facing a wave of criticism from disgusted cinema-goers who noticed that Glitter’s 1972 Rock and Roll Part 2 has been used in a lengthy scene.
The song plays as Phoenix dances down the stairs while his character transforms into the sinister killer.
And viewers have been unimpressed by the choice of song, as reported by The Sun.
Man vs Pink said: ‘Gary Glitter gets royalties for Joker. They’re literally paying a paedophile to use his music in a movie about the consequences of child abuse.
‘I’m off the fence- this movie is immoral b******.’
And another said: ‘Whose idea was it to play f******* Gary Glitter in Joker.’
Glitter was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for abusing three young girls, and is thought to be due for release in 2021.
The Gary Glitter song plays as Phoenix dances down a staircase while his character transforms into the sinister killer
Twitter user Man vs Pink was outraged by the use of the song in the film saying they are ‘paying a paedophile to use his music’
Rosemary’s Jaime seemed to indicate it was a bad idea to play a Gary Glitter song in the film
Darren Mooney said the most questionable part of the film was the use of a Gary Glitter song
Gothman prophecies said the scariest part about the new film is Glitter on the soundtrack
Adam Hughes sarcastically congratulated Hollywood for their ‘amazing research department’ after the use of the song
Lauren Baker questions why the film contains a song about Gary Glitter and it puts her off watching the movie
The star, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under 13.
But the Warner Brothers blockbuster, which depicts Phoenix as mentally ill and comedian Arthur Fleck who commits mass murder, came under fire from the families of shooting victims who claimed the film could incite violence.
Members of five families affected by the mass shooting at a cinema showing of The Dark Knight Rises in July 2012 which left 12 people dead wrote a letter to Warner Brothers saying the depiction the mass murderer ‘gave us pause.’
They asked the company to use ‘its massive platform and influence to join us in our fight to build safer communities with fewer guns.’
The fear of violence prompted the New York Police Department deployed undercover police officers at screenings, according to the Washington Post.
The Sun said Warner Bros declined to comment.