Reebok pulls TV ad with Rockets' Francis after youth's accident April 27, 2001 INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (AP) -- A TV ad showing Rockets guard Steve Francis leaping over a car was pulled by Reebok International Inc. after a Kentucky teen was hurt trying a similar stunt. ``We don´t want to be seen as encouraging any kind of this behavior,´´ said John Wardley, a spokesman at the shoe company´s headquarters in Canton, Mass. Reebok pulled the 30-second ``defy convention´´ commercial from its scheduled slot Thursday on CBS and replaced it with a spot featuring Venus Williams. The ad that was yanked used computer effects to make it appear that Francis jumped over an oncoming car. A 16-year-old boy from Independence broke his leg and ankle Monday trying to jump over a car driven by a friend while another teen videotaped the action. Police in the northern Kentucky city said the teens were inspired by MTV's ``Jackass´´ show, but MTV said the show has never run a stunt in which someone gets hit by a car. Lawyer Eric Deters said the boys were not trying to imitate MTV or a Reebok ad. ``They all said they were doing this for kicks and fun,´´ Deters said Thursday. ``We all did stupid things.´´ Police filed felony charges of wanton endangerment against the 17-year-old driver and the 16-year-old passenger who was in the car videotaping the stunt. ------------------
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