Peter Rabbit team issues an apology
Peter Rabbit filmmakers and its studio are apologizing for insensitively depicting a character’s allergy in the film that has prompted a backlash online. Sony Pictures and the filmmakers say “food allergies are a serious issue” and the film “should not have made light” of a character being allergic to blackberries. The rabbits fling the fruit at Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson) and he is forced to use an EpiPen.