Pauline Hanson, the leader of One Nation, has responded to the legal threat made by Robert Irwin, the son of Steve Irwin, regarding the latest episode of the Please Explain cartoon.
According to NewsWire, Irwin’s lawyers sent a cease and desist notice to the production team of the show.
Irwin, who is 20 years old, claims that he was ridiculed in the episode, which showed him and Bluey, a cartoon character, promoting a tourism campaign in Queensland.
In her letter, Zoe Naylor, his lawyer, stated that the cartoon is defamatory.
In her letter, Zoe claims that the studio behind the show should remove the cartoon and stop using Irwin’s image without his permission.
She also stated that the use of his image could be regarded as defamation.
In response, Irwin’s lawyers threatened legal action if the show refuses to take down the video.
According to Ms. Hanson, Steve would not have responded the same way.
She stated that Irwin was complaining because his father was a jokester.
In an interview with the Sunday Mail, Ms. Hanson stated that the video was not about Robert, but about the issues in Queensland.
She also noted that people would have been grateful if they were included in the video.
The episode, which featured Mr Irwin, mocks Queensland’s various issues, such as housing, health care, and crime.
It also shows him and Bluey misidentifying a queue for a movie theater.
In the episode, Bluey is also “bashed” by juvenile delinquents, while Irwin is told that there is a six-month waiting list for a hospital.
According to Irwin’s lawyers, the cartoon has tarnished his reputation and caused significant damage to his image.