P Diddy has seemingly responded to the whirlwind of controversy sparked by the H&M ad which features a black child wearing a jumper with the slogan ‘Coolest monkey in the jungle.’ It’s thought that he’s planning on hiring the little lad to model for his own brand, Sean John.
It’s even thought there’s a $1mil contract on the table.
Metro was approached they reported that There’s no word yet if the lad has accepted, and Diddy’s people refused to comment but it would certainly be one heck of an outcome to the sh*tstorm caused by the controversy.
Diddy also posted a picture of the boy with the caption
reading ‘Coolest King in the world’.
According to report from Metro, H&M to ask them what their stance on this issue was. An H&M spokesperson told us: ‘This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended.’
They added by writing on Twitter: ‘We understand that many people are upset about the image of the children’s hoodie. We, who work at H&M, can only agree. ‘We’re deeply sorry that the picture was taken, and we also regret the actual print. Therefore, we’ve not only removed the image from our channels, but also the garment from our product offering.
The Weekend has confirmed he was never work with H&M again after the clothing store was forced to apologise for a racist advert. ‘Woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo,’ the singer wrote on Twitter. ‘I’m deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore.’
The Weekend, real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, launched his debut line with the Swedish brand in 2017.
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