The storied Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris said Tuesday that it had dropped a long-running snake act under pressure from animal rights groups. Management at the famed venue had already promised in March to end the sequence, in which non-aquatic snakes are immersed in a transparent tank with a woman for an acrobatic performance.

Paris's Moulin Rouge cabaret draws curtain on snake act

If the stars had aligned in the right direction for Orlando Bloom in 2001, he would've been seen sharing screen space with Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge! instead of Ewan McGregor.

Orlando Bloom auditioned 6 times for Moulin Rouge before bagging lead role in The Lord of the Rings

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Paris's Moulin Rouge cabaret draws curtain on snake act

Orlando Bloom auditioned 6 times for Moulin Rouge before bagging lead role in The Lord of the Rings