After the threats of violence failed to prevent “Joker” from becoming a box office champion, critics of the hit movie have now focused on the fact it featured a song by convicted pedophile Gary Glitter — thus allowing him to collect comfortable royalties from the film’s success.
“Despite the film’s opening weekend success, the makers of the movie have stoked controversy for featuring Glitter’s 1972 hit ‘Rock and Roll Part 2’ in a lengthy scene,” reports CNBC. “The song plays for approximately two minutes as Joaquin Phoenix … dances down a long flight of steps outside his Gotham City apartment. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is reportedly expected to receive a lump sum for allowing the recording to be used in ‘Joker’ … He is also thought to be in line for music royalties depending on the success of movie theater ticket sales, DVD sales, and film soundtrack sales.”
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