The Weeknd will no longer be working with H&M. The hitmaker announced the split after the Swedish fast-fashion retailer came under fire on Monday (January 8) for putting a black child in ahoodie with the words “COOLEST MONKEY IN THE JUNGLE” plastered on the front it.
“Woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo,” the XO boss wrote in a Twitter post denouncing the racist ad. “im deeply fended and will not be working with@hmanymore…
The Weeknd previously worked with H&M on a few collections in the past includingSpring 2017’sSelected by The Weeknd. The company’s apology wasn’t enough to keephimon board.
“This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologize to anyone this may have fended,” H&M spokeswoman Anna Eriksson said in a statement.
While the image has since been removed from H&M’s platforms, the damage was already done. Outrage has spread across social media, though some have tried to turn a negative into a positive by altering the racist image.
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