Fans abandon Robert Irwin for threatening to sue Pauline Hanson over playful cartoon he claims ‘mocked’ him

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Robert Irwin has been slammed by his fans over his threat to sue Pauline Hanson, after he was depicted in an episode of the One Nation Leader’s satirical cartoon series, Please Explain. Irwin’s likeness was featured alongside Bluey in a cartoon titled The State of Queensland, criticising the pair’s involvement in a state tourism campaign. In the show, Irwin and Bluey are booted from a beach over native title, their car is stolen by “juvenile delinquents”, and they wait six months for healthcare.

Others appeared to be more supportive of Irwin — a number praising him for how much he looks like his dad. At the weekend, news broke Irwin was threatening to sue the politician. “Your actions constitute defamation and involve the unauthorised and deceptive use of our client’s image,” Irwin’s lawyer Zoe Naylor alleged in a cease-and-desist letter to the studio that produced the cartoon.

 

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