George RR Martin defends Game of Thrones' sexual violence

Author says omitting scenes of rape from HBO adaptation would have been 'false and dishonest'

Fantasy author George RR Martin has said that omitting scenes of rape and sexual violence from the epic Game of Thrones series "would have been fundamentally false and dishonest", as fans express mounting concerns about the graphic way certain scenes from Martin's novels have played out in the television adaptation.

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