Disney Grumpy About 'Ho White' Ads

Aussie ale company rewrites fairy tale
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 16, 2009 2:32 AM CDT
Disney Grumpy About 'Ho White' Ads
Snow White before she was corrupted.   (PRNewsFoto/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)

Once upon a time an Aussie ale company ad turned Snow White into "Ho White," and made Disney officials as angry as wicked witches. The not-so-virginal disheveled beauty blows smoke rings in bed with her little naked buddies including Filthy, Smarmy and Randy in the controversial ad for Jamieson's Raspberry Ale. The tagline on the art that ran online and in liquor stores reads: "Anything but sweet." The ad's internet site disappeared after Ho White's creators had "some contact" with Disney, said a spokesman.
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