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HBO Max uploaded the censored TV version of 'Birds of Prey' by mistake (updated)

Yippie-ki-yay, Mister Falcon.

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/02/07/arts/07birdsofprey-explainer-lead/merlin_168171219_f7e3c49d-1a6f-4ec8-bf4c-a8fe5a7d9eb4-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp (Claudette Barius/Warner Bros.)

HBO Max has uploaded another alternative DC Comics movie cut, but it won't brag about this one. As CBR and The Verge note, WarnerMedia comms executive Johanna Fuentes has confirmed on Twitter that HBO Max accidentally uploaded the censored TV version of the 2020 movie Birds of Prey. While it's listed as the R-rated version from theaters, play it and you'll get the same 'family-friendly' edit you'd see on TNT.

Fuentes promised that HBO Max would upload the R-rated movie, although she didn't provide a timeline. That uncensored take will be the only version on the service, the exec added, and it has been available for about a year.

It's not clear how the slip-up occurred. We've asked WarnerMedia for further comment. With that said, HBO Max certainly isn't averse to foul language or violence. This is an embarrassing moment for a streaming provider still in its early stages, but it doesn't represent a sudden change of heart.

Update 11/28 9:10AM ET: WarnerMedia told Engadget it has uploaded the R-rated version.