Jay-Z recently appeared with Russell Simmons wearing an 'Occupy Wall Street" T-shirt that was supposed to be the newest additon to his Rocawear line. After an onslaught of criticism he decides to drop it.
According to Vulture >>
The Occupy Wall Street protests down in Zuccotti Park have had their share of celebrity visitors and entrepreneurs wanting to make a buck off the movement, so it wasn't long until someone filled both roles. And who else but mogul-of-everything Jay-Z, whose clothing line Rocawear announced last week it would start selling $22-a-pop 'Occupy All Streets' t-shirts as "a way of reminding people that there is change to be made everywhere, not just on Wall Street," per a statement issued to Gawker that mentioned none of the profits would go to the occupiers. "What better way to show your support for the Occupy Wall Street Movement than with a dope tee?" read a post on the Roc4Life blog. Following a barrage of criticism, however, the blog post has been pulled down and, as of this afternoon, any mention of the t-shirts had been scrubbed from the Rocawear website.
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