Pepe Le Pew Out From ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Due to Controversial Scene

Space Jam: A New Legacy will look a lot different now. One of the Looney Tunes characters won’t appear alongside Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

Directors removed the scene of Pepe Le Pew, the French skunk. Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro was among the first to confirm the information.

“He starred in the first Warner Bros. ‘Space Jam’ movie back in 1996, however, Pepe Le Pew will not be showing up at all in the upcoming theatrical sequel ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ on July 16,” D’Alessandro wrote.

“With the Looney Tunes French skunk besieged by controversy in the wake of New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow slamming that the cartoon character ‘added to rape culture,’ Deadline has learned that a hybrid live-action animation scene between Jane the Virgin actress Greice Santo and Pepe Le Pew, shot back in June 2019 for Space Jam 2 was left on the cutting room floor.

“The Pepe Le Pew character will likely be a thing of the past across all media. Warner Bros. also has no current TV series featuring the skunk and there are no plans to have him appear on Looney Toons, Bugs Bunny Builders, Tiny Toons Looniversary or future projects, sources confirmed to Deadline.”

Space Jam: A New Legacy is different

Pepe Le Pew didn’t have a big role in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” The film will be released on July 16.

The Lakers superstar is following the footsteps of Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. MJ starred in the original Space Jam movie.

LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to win back-to-back titles. NBA fans can’t wait to watch the movie. This is like an extra motivation.

LeBron is having an excellent season and he even played in the All-Star game. He scored just four points and missed the second half of the game. Well, LeBron didn’t even like to take part in the the game.

LA lost a few games in the regular season, and Anthony Davis has yet to return to the floor. He will miss a month due to a terrible injury.