Hilary Duff hints that Disney sidelined Love, Simon and Lizzie McGuire reboot for the same problematic reason

Hey now (hey now), who would’ve thought Hilary Duff would be sending subtle shade to Disney?

Let’s give some background to the situation.

In the works right now, there’s a TV show spin-off for the gay coming-of-age film, Love, Simon.

But Disney's streaming service Disney+ reportedly had second thoughts about airing it because it tackles “alcohol use and sexual exploration”.

According to an anonymous source who spoke to Variety:

Disney felt many issues explored on the show, including alcohol use and sexual exploration, would not fit in with the family-friendly content on Disney+.

So they announced they were moving it from Disney+ to Hulu (which Disney also owns).

Backlash ensued, with many LGBTQ+ people taking to social media to ask Disney why portraying a gay love story isn’t considered “family-friendly”:

Cue Hilary Duff sweeping in to defend Love, Simon and, as her 2003 hit-song would say, Why Not?

The 32-year-old Lizzie McGuire star took to Instagram this morning (26 February) to share a news headline about the controversy, which read:

Love, Simon TV Show Pulled From Disney+ as It's Not 'Family-Friendly'

Posting to her Instagram story, Hilary simply wrote:

Sounds familiar…

But what does she mean? Is she referring to a similar issue surrounding her upcoming Lizzie McGuire reboot and why it has stalled? Are there issues in her own spin-off that were deemed not ‘family-friendly’ enough?

In October, it emerged the Lizzie McGuire reboot will feature an openly gay character too.

Then in January, production of the reboot stalled after a lead TV writer quit.

So, many people began wildly speculating after Duff posted the cryptic Instagram story with the ominous ellipsis:

The Love, Simon TV series is due in June 2020, while the Lizzie McGuire reboot is due for sometime this year.

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