Billboard issued a public apology to Taylor Swift after posting a video featuring a nude wax figure of her.
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The clip, posted on Billboard‘s social media, shows a snippet from the controversial music video Famous by rapper Kanye West. Released in 2016, the video was heavily criticized at the time for showing ultra-realistic wax figures of celebrities without clothes in a bed, including one of Taylor Swift, without her consent.
While congratulating the 34-year-old singer for her ranking on the “25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century” list, Billboard‘s post included the snippet from West’s video. After receiving a wave of criticism, the company apologized for including the clip.
“We deeply apologize to Taylor Swift and all of our readers and viewers for including a clip in a video celebrating Swift’s achievements that falsely portrayed her. We have removed the clip from our video and sincerely apologize for the harm caused by this error,” said Billboard in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
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