50 Cent Reebok Ad Pulled From UK

Responding to concerns it glorifies gun violence, Reebok has pulled its 50 Cent spot, part of the company’s new “I am what I am” campaign, from United Kingdom airwaves but has not yet done so in the States. The ad, very obviously, refers to 50’s having been shot 9 times and is, certainly, one of the more daring and questionable celebrity associations.

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