The countdown continues as the next Disney live-action remake of a beloved classic, The Lion King, quickly approaches release. To keep anticipation high, the film dropped yet another teaser showcasing ...

As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase ...

The first reactions to Jon Favreau's The Lion King are officially in – and are unsurprisingly wonderful – but there's one element of Disney's latest project that is falling flat with some fans.

A years-old Disney trademark on the use of the phrase "Hakuna Matata" on T-shirts has stirred up a new debate among Swahili speakers about cultural appropriation. The words mean "no worries" in ...

A petition calling on The Walt Disney Company to abandon its trademark of the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” has amassed over 100,000 signatures. Shelton Mpala, a ...

The original The Lion King movie is packed to the brim with quotable, memorable moments that every '90s kid knows by heart. The catchiest of them all, of course, is "Hakuna Matata," Timon and Pumbaa's ...

Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase that roughly means, “No problem,” but Disney’s trademark of the phrase is definitely a problem. That fact didn’t stop Disney ...

Disney's trademarking of the Swahili phrase "Hakuna Matata," used in its smash hit The Lion King, has prompted a petition referring to the legal move as appropriation. The term, which means "no ...

A petition calling for Disney to release its trademark on the words “Hakuna Matata” has attracted more than 35,000 signatures from people calling it cultural appropriation of the Swahili language. The ...