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Mbappe Apologises For Mao Zedong Comment After Chinese Sponsors Dropped Him
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Sport · Madrid, Madrid, Spain · 34 min ago
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Two major Chinese brands have ended their partnerships with French football star Kylian Mbappe after a video circulated online in which he appeared to joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Chinese beverage giant Dongpeng and Mengniu, the country’s largest dairy producer, announced the termina
“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world,” Mbappé said in a statement.
“Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments,” Dongpeng said in a statement, announcing that it was “with immediate effect terminating all cooperation with Kylian Mbappe”.
The decisions followed the circulation of a video in which Mbappe reportedly described a meme featuring his face superimposed on that of a historical figure as the funniest internet meme he had seen.
Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappé, is facing controversy in China.
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