Disney red-faced over saucy Mickey Mouse video

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PARIS (AFP) — The Walt Disney Company has lodged a furious complaint over a saucy joke video doing the rounds on the Internet, shot by staff at Disneyland Paris in the guise of well-known cartoon characters. In the film Mickey Mouse's trusty companion, Pluto, is shown spanking the chipmunks Chip and Dale, before joining Minnie Mouse and the Snowman for a cheeky, simulated "menage-a-trois".

Calling the naughty flick "unacceptable" and "unforgivable", Eurodisney's management on Wednesday promised to find and punish those responsible for the film, shot illicitly on the grounds of the giant theme park outside the French capital. A union official said the pledge to crack down on the filmmakers -- two of whom appear bare-faced in the video -- was sparked by an angry protest from...