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''Frozen'' has sparked various controversies related to [[sexism]], [[LGBT]] portrayals, and "Let it Go".<ref name="timelaura" /><ref name="Petersen" /><ref name=":4" /> Allegations of sexism arose after Lino DiSalvo, the film's head of animation, made a statement about animating female characters being difficult due to the need to maintain their beauty.<ref name="timelaura">{{cite magazine |last=Stampler |first=Laura |date=October 14, 2013 |title=Do Animated Female Characters Need to Be 'Pretty'? |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/14/do-animated-female-characters-need-to-be-pretty/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030132111/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/14/do-animated-female-characters-need-to-be-pretty/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> Lee and a Disney spokesperson clarified that DiSalvo was referring to the technical aspects of CGI animation, and not comparing animating male and female characters.<ref name="breakice">{{cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |date=November 26, 2013 |title=With Frozen, Director Jennifer Lee Breaks the Ice for Women Directors |newspaper=[[IndieWire]] |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/with-frozen-director-jennifer-lee-breaks-the-ice-for-women-directors |url-status=dead |access-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208191043/http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/with-frozen-director-jennifer-lee-breaks-the-ice-for-women-directors |archive-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> DiSalvo later confirmed such, and he emphasized the difficulty of translating emotional range onto any character, regardless of gender.<ref name="BaileyIan">{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Ian |date=August 15, 2014 |title=Q&A: For this animator, working on Frozen created a tricky career legacy |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/qa-vancouver-film-school-alum-ready-to-move-on-from-frozen/article20072363/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322091859/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/qa-vancouver-film-school-alum-ready-to-move-on-from-frozen/article20072363/ |archive-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>
Some conservative Christian commentators decried the film as promoting homosexuality.{{r|Gettell}}<ref name="Petersen">{{cite news |last=Petersen |first=Kierran |title=Disney's Frozen and the 'gay agenda' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26759342 |newspaper=BBC News |date=March 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328044825/http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26759342 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 }}</ref> They said that
On November 24, 2017, musical artist Jaime Ciero sued Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel, Disney Animation and others involved with the song "Let it Go", accusing them of exploiting his 2008 single "Volar". In May 2018, it was ruled in court that the original songwriters, Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, would be released from the lawsuit due to the three-year statute of limitations for copyright claims. Because each replay or new performance of the song restarts the statute of limitations clock, Ciero was told he could amend his original complaint to address only those infringements within the three-year timeframe.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Jamie Ciero v. Disney, et al. {{!}} Music Copyright Infringement Resource |url=https://blogs.law.gwu.edu/mcir/case/inplay-jamie-ciero-v-disney-et-al/ |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=The George Washington University |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018230050/https://blogs.law.gwu.edu/mcir/case/inplay-jamie-ciero-v-disney-et-al/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ciero dropped the suit in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/let-it-go-singer-copyright-jaime-ciero-frozen-1203209335/ |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=May 8, 2019 |title=Let It Go: Singer Drops Copyright Suit Over 'Frozen' Song |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510040801/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/let-it-go-singer-copyright-jaime-ciero-frozen-1203209335/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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