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A comedian has copped backlash after he brought a kangaroo on a leash on stage and danced with it on April 1. Mike Epps, who starred in http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646 The Hangover , brought the kangaroo out during the Festival of Laughs tour in Detroit, Michigan. Fans said the marsupial looked distressed and considered it animal abuse. http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/02/mike-epps-kangaroo-animal-abuse-claims/ TMZ reported the kangaroo was subject to an investigation about whether it was legally acquired. The animal's handler told http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/03/kangaroo_detroit.html MLive.com before the Epps show that the kangaroo was part of an educational animal show, which has been in business for a decade. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZ-U9Wh2Sc/ Epps apologized on Instagram and pledged to donate money to a foundation to "save the kangaroos." It's worth noting the kangaroo, despite being a national symbol, holds a http://www.environment.gov.au/node/16678 pest status in parts of Australia . (Footage By Eric Chambers/Storyful via Getty Images)