Perfume Brand Jo Malone ‘Deeply Apologizes’ To John Boyega For Cutting Him Out Of Commercial
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etcanada.comU.K. perfume brand Jo Malone is issuing an apology to actor John Boyega. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Star Wars” actor had been named the company’s global ambassador last year.
As part of the gig, Boyega appeared in a personal video for the brand, dubbed “A London Gent”, which he also conceived and directed.
However, controversy ensued when it was discovered the brand reshot Boyega’s video for the Chinese market, replacing him with Chinese actor Liu Haoran.
As a result, not only was Boyega cut out of his own video, the new version then featured a complete absence of Black people.
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