More pictures after the protest…

PETA posted a long letter urging supporters to let Nickelodeon know they weren’t pleased.  The TV show in question stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove – all very big tween names.  This is what they say on their website:

We recently learned that Nickelodeon’s new holiday film, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, features a live chimpanzee. With so many realistic alternatives available—such as CGI, animatronics, costumes, and blue screen—there is no excuse for Nickelodeon to use live great apes in its programs.

Not only was the chimpanzee in the film portrayed in a demeaning way and even referred to as a monkey, the use of great apes in the entertainment industry is also inherently cruel. Training great apes to perform almost always includes physical abuse to ensure that the animals know “who’s boss” and do as the trainer demands. In fact, the wide-toothed chimpanzee “grin” so often seen in movies and on TV is actually a grimace of fear or a carefully choreographed response to a command.

Nickelodeon hasn’t responded of yet, but I guess they will profusely apologize and kiss somebody’s butt to win PETA back over.

Photos: PR Photos

People Magazine reports that Hudgens took nude pictures of herself before she was famous for Nickelodeon star Drake Bell! If that’s true Hudgens was probably 15 or 16 when the photos were taken. Yikes!

What do you think will eventually happen? Vanessa’s acting career will suffer because of the nude photo or not?

I bet a lot of Disney fans’ mothers are not too happy about the whole thing.