G-Eazy announced Tuesday (Jan. 9) that he is terminating his partnership with H&M ahead of his upcoming line with the clothing company.
The news comes in response to H&M receiving heavy backlash after a photo went viral of a black boy modeling a hoodie that reads “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle.”
G-Eazy joins the likes of The Weeknd who also broke off his relationship with the company after seeing the photo.
In an Instagram post, Eazy wrote, “Over the past months I was genuinely excited about launching my upcoming line and collaboration with H&M,” the rapper wrote. “Unfortunately, after seeing the disturbing image yesterday, my excitement over our global campaign quickly evaporated, and I’ve decided at this time our partnership needs to end.”
“Whether an oblivious oversight or not, it’s truly sad and disturbing that in 2018, something so racially and culturally insensitive could pass by the eyes of so many (stylist, photographer, creative and marketing teams) and be deemed acceptable,” he continued.
G-Eazy’s collaboration with H&M was expected to launch March 1. Read the full post below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdvyi6nnZZD/?taken-by=g_eazy
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