Rihanna Condemns Snapchat's Offensive Advertisement: 'Shame on You'
Rihanna posted a takedown of Snapchat on her Instagram story, responding to an advertisement of a mobile game that made light of domestic violence. The controversial and since-removed ad referenced Rihanna's 2009 assault by Chris Brown. As a promotion for the mobile game Would Your Rather?, theThis article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Rihanna Condemns Snapchat's Offensive Advertisement: 'Shame on You'
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The ad was accused of being 'tone deaf'
Rihanna and Chris Brown in 2007
Snapchat have apologised for an ad that appeared on their service that featured Rihanna and C... more info
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The ad invited users to either 'Slap Rihanna' or 'Punch Chris Brown'
Rihanna with Chris Brown
Rihanna has hit out for an advert that encouraged users to either ‘S... more info
Stereogum — Here's a thing that couldn't possibly be more obvious: It's a bad idea to make jokes about domestic violence. Apparently, though, nobody told the people behind the childr... more info
Perez Hilton — Oh snap.
Rihanna just gave Snapchat a textual beatdown over the "mess" of an ad the app ran asking users if they would "rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown."
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Rolling Stone — Rihanna posted a takedown of Snapchat on her Instagram story, responding to an advertisement of a mobile game that made light of domestic violence. The controversial and ... more info
USA Today Music — The singer took aim at the company after it ran an ad that offered to let users choose to slap her. The company apologized.
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411 Mania — Snapchat has apologized for an advertisement that referenced Chris Brown's infamous domestic violence assault on Rihanna.
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TMZ — Snapchat is doing crisis management after getting called out by Rihanna for allowing an ad to run on the social media platform that poked fun of her domestic violence inc... more info
Guardian Music — The company had apologised after an ad asking: ‘Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?’ slipped through its review processRihanna wiped almost $... more info