The scene reportedly would have seen Pepé be reprimanded for his aggressive flirting. The character would have appeared in the role of a bartender who hits on Penelope (as played by Jane the Virgin actress Greice Santo) by kissing her arm. She then pulls away from the skunk before slamming him into another chair, pouring her drink over him and slapping him. He later declares that Penelope has filed a restraining order against him before LeBron James warns Pepé that he can't touch other people without consent. The film's star Gabriel Iglesias – who voices Speedy Gonzales – has now responded to the controversial decision to cut the character and the nature of Pepé Le Pew in an interview with