Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for remark about ‘Chinese dictator’
Chinese brands ended partnerships and state broadcasters pulled coverage after a viral clip sparked backlash over remarks linked to Mao Zedong.
- Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments about Mao Zedong that offended people in China and Chinese communities worldwide.
- Three Chinese companies ended their sponsorship deals with the soccer star following the controversy.
- The companies condemned his remarks, saying they opposed words or actions that hurt national sentiment.
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Kylian Mbappé finds himself at the heart of a controversy in China: after the footballer on Mao Zedong, some sponsors preferred to distance themselves. Finally, the attacker of Real Madrid apologized in a statement in three languages.
The joke about Mao Zedong has already cost Kylian Mbappé a lot. Three Chinese companies have broken up with him, content in his image has disappeared from several platforms and state television reportedly suspended Liga retransmissions. On Tuesday, the captain of the Blues finally released a statement of excuses to try to extinguish the fire. A [...] China article: after losing three sponsors, Mbappé tries to catch up on the "Chinese dictator" f…
Chinese state television drops La Liga after Kylian Mbappé insults the country's former leader.
Chinese television no longer shows commercials with Kylian Mbappé. The footballer had said in a podcast that he laughed at a meme that compares him to a Chinese dictator.
French striker Kylian Mbappé loses advertising contracts in China after his remarks on former historical leader Mao Zedong.
Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for apparent reference to Mao as a 'dictator'
BEIJING (AP) — 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 at least three different Chinese
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