Canada's public broadcaster, CBC, says its decision to remove US President Donald Trump's cameo from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York when it aired the movie earlier this month was not politically motivated.
The broadcaster said Mr Trump's scene — along with others — was cut from the film five years ago, before he became President, to make way for adverts.
In the cut scene, main character Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, walks into the Plaza Hotel in New York and stops Mr Trump to ask for directions to the lobby.
The President's appearance lasts a few seconds and his one line is: "Down the hall and to the left."
Complaints about Mr Trump's absence started circulating on social media following the recent broadcast, with Donald Trump Jnr and the President himself even weighing in on the move.
In response to his removal, the President tweeted: "The movie will never be the same! (just kidding)."
He later retweeted an article with a clip from Fox & Friends in which the show's hosts discussed CBC's move to ditch Mr Trump's scene, with one commentator labelling it "censorship".
He also referenced a point of conflict between the US and Canada, tweeting about the country's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau: "I guess Justin T doesn't much like my making him pay up on NATO or Trade!"
Meanwhile, Mr Trump Jnr shared a story that labelled the move as "absolutely pathetic".
Head of Public Affairs for CBC English services, Chuck Thompson, said the edits were done in 2014, when CBC first acquired the film, for timing reasons.
"The scene with Donald Trump was one of several that were cut from the movie as none of them were integral to the plot," he wrote on Twitter.
This was before Mr Trump announced he would run in 2015 and before his election in 2016.
CBC said it cut a total of eight minutes from the film.
The backlash came after Mr Trump on Christmas Eve told US troops overseas during a video conference that he had been honoured to be a part of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
According to Deadline, the President said: "A lot of people mention it every year, especially around Christmas. They say — especially young kids — they say, 'I just saw you on the movie.' They don't see me on television as they do in the movie. But it's been a good movie and I was a little younger, to put it mildly. And it was an honour to do it.
"And it turned out to be a very big hit, obviously. It's a big Christmas hit — one of the biggest. So it's an honour to be involved in something like that, you always like to see success."
Trump's famous cameos
The President's brief appearance in the Home Alone sequel is far from his only time on the silver screen as an actor.
According to IMDB, he has 22 actor credits to his name, including both film and TV.
They include an uncredited appearance in an early Sex and the City episode and in the sitcom The Nanny in 1996.
He also played a character in the family comedy film The Little Rascals, as the dad of rich kid Waldo.
