Some iconic New York City spots have reportedly been placed off limits to Nick Loeb's "Roe v. Wade" anti-abortion film that has been quietly shooting there, Louisiana and Washington, D.C., the New York Post Page Six reported.
The film reportedly has been denied rights to shoot at the Plaza and the Statue of Liberty, but was allowed to shoot inside St. Patrick's Cathedral, according to the newspaper. Loeb told the Post that the film received special permission from St. Patrick's to shoot inside along with a permit to film on the streets outside.
A Plaza representative told Page Six that filmmakers were prevented from shooting there not because of the subject matter, but that "the filming did not move forward due to budget restrictions and potential operational impact to the guest experience."
A source told Page Six that the film "stole the shot" from the Plaza after getting a permit to shoot outside of it on the street.
The Hollywood Reporter said earlier this month that New York City was not the only place the pro-life film ran into hurdles. The film, which stars Jon Voight, Robert Davi, and Stacey Dash, is based on the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion.
Loeb told The Hollywood Reporter that at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, "we were told we were rejected due to our content, even though it will be a PG-rated film. They refused to put it in writing, but they told us on the phone it was due to content."
At Tulane University in New Orleans, where Loeb is an alum, the film was denied a second day of filming after the school newspaper reported on the film after its first day of shooting on campus, Loeb told the celebrity publication.
LSU and Tulane officials charged that logistics and not subject matter was the problem with Loeb shooting his film there, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Last week, a reporter from The Daily Beast said a crew member from the film stole his notes while filming in Washington, D.C. The reporter charged that the crew member surrendered the notes after being searched by a National Parks officer at the Lincoln Memorial, where the scene was being shot, according to the website.
The New York Post said both sides blamed the other for the incident.
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