'Gay Jesus' Movie Filmmakers Violently Targeted On Christmas Eve

The Brazilian comedians behind the controversial “Gay Jesus” movie, “The First Temptation of Christ,” were the victims of an attack attempt and vandalizations at their headquarters in their home country. Luckily, the comedians and filmmakers were unharmed in what is being referred to as a terrorist attack.

NY Daily News reports that the attack was likely the outcome of the outrage that surrounded their satirical Netflix comedy movie that spoofed the biblical story of Jesus Christ, depicting him as homosexual. After worldwide anger broke out over the release of the film, there were many attempts to have it taken down. A petition to have the film taken down had reached 2.5 million signatures by the time Christmas rolled around.

The movie was created by a Brazilian comedy group known as “Porta dos Fundos.”

The comedy group’s representative told Brazilian news outlets that the attack was carried out with an incendiary device, likely a molotov cocktail, that was contained by a nearby security guard. The event led to the police’s anti-bomb squad to approach the scene in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood to collect evidence and fragments for testing.

Fabio Porchat of the comedy group took to Twitter to proclaim “They won't shut us up! Never! You have to be alert and strong…”

Brazilian author Paulo Coelho Tweeted out, too. His came in the form of a warning in support of the “Gay Jesus” filmmakers: “If the terrorists who attacked the Backdoor are not immediately punished, it will push the country into conflict of gigantic proportions,” he said.

The filmmakers ultimately defended their movie by calling it “freedom of expression” and said that such artistic freedom is necessary for a democratic country. While they still fight for their “Gay Jesus” Netflix movie and what they feel it represents, Christians and non-Christians alike push back.

At press time, it isn’t known who is responsible for the attack.