Pepé Le Pew scene removed from 'Space Jam' sequel

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"Jane the Virgin" actor Greice Santo says a scene featuring her and the Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew has been removed from the upcoming "Space Jam" sequel.

It was not clear if the decision to cut the scene was related to the recent scrutiny on the character, a lecherous skunk who speaks in a French accent. In a column published last week, The New York Times opinion writer Charles M. Blow said the character "normalized rape culture".

In the scene, Pepe reportedly starts hitting on Santo's character and begins kissing her arm. But she pulls back, slams him into a chair, pours a drink on him and slaps him, which sends him spinning in a barstool.

In a statement, Santo's representatives said she was dismayed the scene was purportedly excised from the movie.

"Even though Pepe is a cartoon character, if anyone was going to slap a sexual harasser like him, Greice wished it would be her", Santo's manager said.

"Now the scene is cut and she doesn't have the power to influence the world through the younger generations who will be watching 'Space Jam 2', to let young girls and boys know that Pepe's behavior is unacceptable", the manager added.

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Pepé Le Pew scene removed from 'Space Jam' sequel

Long live the purge! The skunk helped normalize heterosexual rape culture, it shouldn't interfere with our indoctrination of children