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Penn. School Board Cancels Gay '30 Rock' Actor Maulik Pancholy’s Anti-Bullying Talk Because of His Political Activism and 'Lifestyle'

Former '30 Rock' actor Maulik Pancholy was disinvited from giving an anti-bullying assembly due to his "lifestyle" and political activism.

Pancholy, who is openly gay, was originally scheduled to give a talk for an anti-bullying assembly at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, Penn. “If you research this individual, he labels himself as an activist, he is proud of his lifestyle and I don’t think that should be imposed upon our students, at any age,” board member Bud Shaffner said during the meeting. Following the meeting, former Mountain View Middle School parent, Trisha Comstock, started a Change.org petition to “challenge this narrative by reinstating the assembly with Maulik Pancholy.”

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