The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “John Boyega steps down from Jo Malone role over advert controversy” – below is their description.
John Boyega has stepped down from his role as a global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after the company cut the black actor from the Chinese version of an aftershave advert he helped create. The British star, 28, said Jo Malone’s decision was “wrong,” writing on Twitter that while he accepted companies use different representatives around the world, “dismissively trading out one’s culture this way is not something I can condone”. Jo Malone had earlier apologised after removing Boyega, best known for playing Finn in the Star Wars films, from the advert, which has since been removed.
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