Family Of Original Model For Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies Sues For Unpaid Royalties

As Easter Sunday quickly approaches and the Easter Bunny and his minions work to fill the Easter Baskets of children all over the world, a lawsuit has hopped onto the scene which could affect the holiday for years.

According to legal documents provided to this Modern Philosopher, the Peeps Company is being sued for unpaid royalties by the family of the bunny wabbit…I mean rabbit…who was the original model for the bunny version of the irresistible marshmallow treats.

“Not only is the resemblance to my clients’ ancestor astounding, but there is also an iron clad contract between the candy company and one Mr. Reginald Roscoe Rabbit, which promises him, and his heirs, a 1% share of all sales of the candies made in his image for perpetuity,” explained Cy Brown, the famed Bangor attorney who represents the family. “There is no way they can wiggle out of this. Money is owed, and judging from the sales of Peeps the last decade alone, a great deal of money is owed to my clients.”

“My great-great-great-grandfather Reggie was so proud of the fact that they picked him out of all the bunnies in the world,” explained Bartholomew Q. Rabbit, the family spokesrabbit. “He probably would’ve done it for free, considering what an honor it was, but the Peeps people gave him that contract and promised to pay him. We haven’t seen a cent for the past twenty years!”

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