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.
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“This nonsense needs to stop. Do you know how many kids are being hurt because of this.”
“They take our HISTORY! They take (every) damn thing that is offensive!”
“You so called dumb-ss people are killing the American family entertainment life.”
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These complaints and more arrived after a conservative-leaning Facebook page resurfaced a story NJ Advance Media posted in January about Disney Plus limiting access to certain old movies on young children’s accounts. The films, including “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan” and “The Aristocats,” are still available on other accounts with a disclaimer saying they contain harmful and stereotypical depictions, like the crows in “Dumbo” and the native characters in “Peter Pan.”