Company in trouble after putting monkey in superhero fancy dress
A US car company was forced to do a U-turn in its advertising campaign after getting in trouble over a monkey in Evil Knievel fancy dress. Dodge had created a commercial for its Tent Event sale in which an announcer could be heard commenting that the circus-style set for the campaign "could not be more amazing". A chimp then walked on dressed as the daredevil and pressed a lever causing confetti to fly into the air, prompting the voiceover artist to say: "I stand corrected." However, People for the Ethical
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