Netflix Drops Hasan Minhaj Episode Following Pressure From Saudi Arabia

Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act has tackled topics ranging from Supreme to immigration, never straying far from controversy. The comedian's recent coverage of Saudi Arabia appears to have rankled powerful people, however, as Saudi Arabia has requested Netflix remove the offending episode within the country. As The Financial Times noted, a Saudi regulator successfully obliged Netflix to remove the episode. The regulator cited a Saudi law prohibiting "production, preparation, transmission, or storage o...