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Paddington Is a Podcaster Now, and His Makers Aren't Happy

By Kirsten Howard

Paddington Is a Podcaster Now, and His Makers Aren't Happy

A foul-mouthed version of Paddington has provoked a new lawsuit.

StudioCanal and the estate of author Michael Bond have launched a High Court lawsuit against the British production company Avalon following a Spitting Image YouTube sketch that reimagined Paddington Bear as a cocaine-snorting podcast host.

According to a report from Deadline, the suit says that Spitting Image's The Rest Is Bulls*!t parody of Paddington infringes on copyright and design rights held by the lovable bear's rights holders. There are no details yet on any damages sought.

In the offending episode of the satirical sketch show, written and performed by Al Murray and Matt Forde, the marmalade-muncher appears alongside a caricature of Prince Harry, dishing up tips like "make sure your bong is dishwasher-safe" and even suggesting Harry give his wife, Meghan, some heroin to relax while remarking, "There's never a frown with Mrs. Brown."

The satirical version of Paddington also notes, "I am from Peru, motherfuckers - I am Paddington Bear from Peru! You most likely remember me from the films Paddington, Paddington 2 and Paddington in Peru. I also had a starring role in the Netflix series Narcos, as Pablo Escobear. It is a joke. Laugh, muchachos."

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