‘Harley Quinn’ Creator Says DC Refused Batman-Catwoman Sex Because ‘Heroes Don’t Do That’

DC Entertainment’s animated “Harley Quinn” series has emerged as a critical and fan sensation over its first two seasons, and popularity around the series should only continue to surge as the upcoming third season heads to HBO Max.

The show embraces violence and sexuality in a way the majority of comic book films and television series do not.

And yet, there is a line DC is not willing to cross.

In a new interview with Variety (via Uproxx), “Harley Quinn” co-creator Justin Halpern reveals DC rejected a scene depicting oral sex between Batman and Catwoman for the show’s third season.“It’s incredibly gratifying and free to be using characters that are considered villains because you just have so much more leeway,” Halpern said.

“A perfect example of that is in this third season of ‘Harley’ [when] we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman.

And DC was like,

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