With Lee now directing the movie, the producers went a different direction. This happened "a while ago," and Pepe Le Pew was never animated and prepared for the movie, according to the report.

Pepé Le Pew (bottom, third from right) in Space Jam (1996). Photo: Everett Pepé Le Pew will reportedly not be making an appearance in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Pepé Le Pew, center, got cut from the next "Space Jam" movie. (Warner Bros. / ABC) Turns out the folks behind "Space Jam: A New Legacy" made the decision to exclude Pepé Le Pew from the upcoming ...

Pepe Le Pew has been under fire. In the cartoons, Pepé is seen aggressively pursuing Penelope Pussycat, who Pepé mistook for a female skunk.

A scene of Pepe Le Pew for the Warner Bros. movie was cut back in June 2019 but was only reported on Sunday after the character was criticized in the New York Times column.

Pepé Le Pew was originally named "Stinky," and was introduced by Chuck Jones in 1945. RW blogs are mad bc I said Pepe Le Pew added to rape culture. Let’s see. 1.

Pepe Le Pew Will Be Absent From ‘Space Jam 2’ The controversial Looney Tunes skunk cartoon character was scrubbed from the LeBron James starrer more than a year ago. By Ryan Parker ...

Why cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew got canceled from new ‘Space Jam’ movie (video) By Terry Shropshire Mar 09, 2021 11:36 am LeBron James (Photo credit: Laud A. Okoh of Snap at You Photography) ...

LeBron cancels Le Pew: Looney Tunes skunk Pepé has been cut from the 'Space Jam' sequel TCM takes aim at cancel culture arguments with new series devoted to 'problematic' movie classics ...

Pepé Le Pew scene removed from 'Space Jam' sequel, actor says Warner Bros., the studio that will release "Space Jam: A New Legacy" in July, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Pepe Le Pew Was Removed From The ‘Space Jam’ Sequel After At Least One Scene Had Already Been Shot Matt Prigge Contributing Writer Twitter March 7, 2021 ...