People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals upped its campaign this week against Paramount’s forthcoming Jackass Forever. In a letter to Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Kimberly Abourezk…
She specifically calls out moments that include “being charged by an agitated bull, a person being bitten on the nose by a captive snake, and a tarantula trapped in a plastic tube between two people’s heads.” She notes that, since the film appears to have been shot in L.A., any violations would lie within the purview of their offices.The bullfighting scene, for instance, may violate California Penal Code section 597, according to Zittkowski.
PETA asks that the authorities bring charges, as appropriate, against the following: director Jeff Tremaine; actors Johnny Knoxville, Sean McInerney, Ehren McGhehey and Compston Wilson; the film’s producers, including Greg Iguchi, Shanna Zablow Newton, Knoxville, Stephen Glover, Tremaine, Spike Jonze, Sean Cliver, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Todd King, and Jason Baum; and those responsible for providing the animals for the production.
A perusal of the Twitter feeds of L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer and L.A. DA George Gascón provided no indications of any action, but it’s worth noting that Feuer is said to have his eye on the mayor’s office and Gascón leans fairly far left on the political spectrum.co-creator Bam Margera sued Johnny Knoxville, Paramount Pictures, MTV and others over his firing from the franchise’s upcoming movie.
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