Jay-Z Has Barney's Back in Racial Profiling Crisis
Don’t worry, Barney’s: Hova’s got you covered.
The New York department store’s recent racial profiling scandal has led execs to take desperate measures including a “blame the NYPD” damage control strategy as the state’s attorney general investigates the matter. An upcoming holiday sponsorship with Jay-Z complicated things, but the man’s sticking with the brand: he refused online requests to back out of the campaign, and now he’s announced a new move seemingly designed to take some of the heat off Barney’s.
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