John Waters says intimate piece of Divine memorabilia being held hostage

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Director John Waters says someone is asking for 'a ludicrous amount of money' to return an intimate piece of memorabilia belonging to his longtime friend and collaborator, the late drag queen Divine.

, which was later adapted for Broadway and a 2007 musical remake movie.

The champion of bad taste says the new exhibition of his work "has broken some taboos" and he finds it meaningful that it's at such a high profile institution instead of a counterculture venue because he's already done that. "There is a surprise that I'm having a show at the Academy Museum," he says.

John Waters in front of the 'John Waters: Pope of Trash' exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion PicturesAt 77, Waters still views himself as a radical, only now he finds himself more cautious of the reaction from his fellow liberals after a career shocking conservatives with movies that pushed progressive values and featured queer artists and outrageous sexual acts. "I'm not un-cancelable, I watch what I say," he admits.

Once the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are resolved, Waters is set to make his return to filmmaking for the first time since 2004'sLiarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.

 

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