Stars of Fifty Shades of Grey were met with banners, placards and protestors at the London premiere of the film Thursday night. “CHRISTIAN: PREDATOR NOT PROTECTOR,” read one sign held by a woman wearing a t-shirt that described the film as domestic violence.
The plot of Fifty Shades of Grey, which is being released Friday in movie theatres, centres on male lead Christian Grey’s controlling and dominant relationship with protagonist Anastasia Steele, which critics say glamorises violence towards women.
