Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for remark about ‘Chinese dictator’

Soccer Star Faces Chinese Backlash for Mao Remark

Kylian Mbappe is learning how fast an off-hand comment can cost you in China. The France and Real Madrid soccer star issued a public apology Tuesday after Chinese companies abruptly severed ties over an old talk show interview in which he joked about a same placing his face on China's...

'I think he was a Chinese dictator': Kylian Mbappé backtracks on stray comment after he starts losing endorsements overseas

The French football superstar was asked on a French TV show about his favorite meme of himself, and he seemed to describe one based on Mao Zedong.

Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese sponsors for laughing at meme of dictator Mao

Kylian Mbappe lost Chinese sponsors and issued an apology after laughing at a Mao Zedong meme. CCTV banned all La Liga matches, including Real Madrid games, in China.

Mbappé apologises after remark about 'Chinese dictator' goes viral

The footballer admitted that his comment was “ill-judged”.

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for calling Communist dictator Mao a ‘dictator’

Kylian Mbappé issued an apology after calling former leader Mao Zedong a dictator, leading three Chinese companies to end their endorsement deals.

Soccer star forced to apologize for calling Mao Zedong a dictator...

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with three different Chinese companies. Mao was responsible for the massacre and death of tens of millions of Chinese... Read More The post Soccer star forced to apologize for calling Mao Zedong a dictator appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly Ame…