PETA Threatens To Send ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Creator Danny McBride ‘Monkey Poop’ For Use Of A Real Monkey In Filming Show
Animal rights activist organization PETA has slammed Danny McBride, the creator of the series The Righteous Gemstones, for featuring a real monkey in his new season.
The Max drama The Righteous Gemstones follows the Stone family, a clan of televangelists famous for their family’s extensive wealth and questionable morals. A co-dependent bunch, the characters struggle to maintain their social lives while keeping private scandals under wraps.
>More: Danny McBride Hospitalized After Roller Skating Accident
A capuchin monkey in question can be glimpsed briefly at the end of the trailer for the fourth season.
PETA wrote in a statement, “After seeing a trailer for The Righteous Gemstones that included a capuchin monkey, PETA primatologist Debbie Metzler appealed to creator Danny McBride to leave live primates out of the show and commit to never using wild animals in his productions again.”
In response to McBride’s alleged lack of response, PETA declared,...
The Max drama The Righteous Gemstones follows the Stone family, a clan of televangelists famous for their family’s extensive wealth and questionable morals. A co-dependent bunch, the characters struggle to maintain their social lives while keeping private scandals under wraps.
>More: Danny McBride Hospitalized After Roller Skating Accident
A capuchin monkey in question can be glimpsed briefly at the end of the trailer for the fourth season.
PETA wrote in a statement, “After seeing a trailer for The Righteous Gemstones that included a capuchin monkey, PETA primatologist Debbie Metzler appealed to creator Danny McBride to leave live primates out of the show and commit to never using wild animals in his productions again.”
In response to McBride’s alleged lack of response, PETA declared,...
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