Willowbrook Mall: No, the Easter Bunny was not asleep or drunk or passed out

The Easter Bunny at the Willowbrook Mall was not passed out or asleep during a photo session said a mall spokeswoman after a woman posted a photo on the mall's Facebook page and expressed her disgust.

The photo shows the Easter Bunny seemingly slumped over but Lindsay Kahn, spokeswoman for the mall, said it is an act the young woman playing the bunny does.

"She has the kids wake her up," Kahn said. "She was not passed out, not sleeping and she was not intoxicated."

Kahn also said there was no medical emergency and that the rumors were "false speculation."

The woman called the bunny's behavior "disgusting" and said that it was not a good experience when they went to go see her. She said that she had to tap the bunny several times to wake her up and then the bunny barely moved.

Kahn said this is the first year the woman is playing the Easter Bunny and that mall management praised her job, noting that she is always engaging the children.

Capt. Larry Martin of the Wayne Police Department said they did not receive any reports or phone calls regarding anyone at the Willowbrook Mall fainting.

A woman playing the Easter Bunny at the Ocean County Mall fainted Monday while on duty, causing her to be brought to Community Medical Center for treatment.

The woman who made the original post on Facebook declined to comment.

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