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You just have to see the crazy spot for Orangine, where a humanoid lion shaves and embraces his gay lover!

The lion who looks like a man shaving his face, but used instead of shaving cream, Orangina, the sweet carbonated beverage, the European equivalent of Sunkist. The best part is when his boyfriend comes over and feels how smooth his shave is.

Apparently it is part of a series of commercials that company made with talking animals doing wild things with the product. It seems to be the repeat of a series of commercials back in 2008 that caused controversy in the UK, with the anthropomorphic and sexualized animals. The company who made the campaign revealed to gay French blog Yagg that the commercial will not be aired.

Fran Drescher is an advocate for gay right, and has not been shy voicing her support for it. in 2008, Fran along with her ex-husband co-hosted a cocktail party in Los Angeles in the benefit of an organization seeking to block California’s ban on gay marriage.

Apparently the cause is quite closer to the Nanny’s star, as Peter Marc Jacobson, her husband for more than two decades, is gay.

Fran tells In Touch, “Peter and I met when we were 15. We were just kids and didn’t know who we truly were. We went through a lot together.” The couple split for good in 1999, and according to an insider, Peter later came out of the closet to Fran. They continue to collaborate and are still “the best of friends. We love each other dearly,” adding “We have even fixed each other up! I more successfully than him, by the way.” They’re even working together on a new sitcom based on their relationship. “Peter and I feel so blessed to have met each other and to still have a caring, loving relationship. Love is what we’re all about.”