Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson poses in Cecil The Lion Halloween costume

Bad taste or just a tongue in cheek Halloween costume?

Ashley Benson in Cecil The Lion costume

by Anna Lewis |
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Ashley Benson has caused outrage on Twitter by posing in a Cecil The Lion Halloween costume.

The Pretty Little Liars star posted a photo of herself in the lion onesie, and asked fans what they thought of the outfit.

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“Help! Can't decide on my Halloween costume this year!" the 25 year old wrote alongside the snap. “What do you guys think of this Cecil the Lion costume?”

But understandably, they weren’t crazy about it.

Her followers’ general consensus seemed to be, “you have to be kidding!” And several users commented that the costume was “offensive” and in “bad taste.”

Ashley (second from the left) in Pretty Little Liars
Ashley (second from the left) in Pretty Little Liars

Ashley soon changed the tweet; removing the reference to the 13-year-old lion killed in Zimbabwe by a Minnesota dentist who paid $50,000 for the privilege.

So what do you think – is Ashley’s Halloween costume bad taste?

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