This controversy is referenced in Better Man in a scene that early viewers have called one of “the cinematic highlights of the year”.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
Better Man, an Australian-American production, will be released on 26 December.
The singer is played by a rather unlikely figure in the forthcoming film Better Man, which tells the story of his rise to fame in boyband Take That before embarking on a successful solo career.