Pepe Le Pew edited out from 'Space Jam 2'; Here are details about the deleted scene

famous Looney tunes French skunk Pepe Le Pew will t be appearing in upcoming Warner Bros'  Jam sequel, according to a report.  upcoming LeBron James starrer  Jam: A New legacy, will t feature a filmed scene where skunk learns an important lesson about consent. news comes after a New York Times article by columnist Charles M. Blow said that character perpetuates "rape culture". However, report stated that decision to leave Pepe Le Pew's character on cutting room floor was made when  Jam 2 changed directors in June 2019 with Terence Nance leaving and Malcolm D. Lee entering project. Read on to kw what happened to Pepe Le Pew's character in  Jam 2.

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Pepe Le Pew won’t be appearing in Warner Bros’ ‘ Jam 2'

Deadline reported that Pepe La Pew, infamous French skunk Looney Tunes character will t be appearing at all in upcoming sequel, set for a atrical release on July 16. In June 2019, re was a hybrid live-action animation scene that was shot and featured both Pepe Le Pew and Jane Virgin actor Greice Santo. website also detailed exact scene was cut from upcoming Jam sequel.

In film, Pepe was set to appear in a black-and-white Casablanca-like Rick’s Cafe sequence. He plays a bartender who starts hitting on a woman at bar he works at, played by Griece Santo. He slowly begins kissing her arm, which she pulls back, n slamming Pepe into chair next to hers. Upset and shocked, she pours her drink on Pepe and n slaps him hard, sending him spinning in a stool, which is n stopped by LeBron James’ hand. Pepe n proceeds to tell his guys that Penelope cat has filed a "restraining order" against him. LeBron James n makes a remark warning Pepe that he cant grab or Tunes without ir consent.

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According to her spokesperson, Griece Santo was reportedly upset that scene was deleted from film. She said that even though Pepe is a cartoon character, if anyone was going to slap a sexual harasser like him, Griece wished it would be her. w after learning her scene was cut, she said won't have  power to influence world through younger generations, who’ll be watching  Jam 2, to let younger boys and girls kw that Pepe’s behaviour is unacceptable.

tably, Santo was a victim of sexual harassment and has spoken up against it. She had recorded a single Você Você with Grammy-winning producer Humberto Gatica, to empower women to stand up to sexual predators and sexual harassment. Warner Bros. Studio has also t commented on removal of Pepe Le Pew.  Jam: A New Legacy is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and stars LeBron James, Don Cheadle and Sonequa Martin-Green among ors. film is set to release on July 16 in atres and on HBO Max simultaneously.

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