Yahoo News reports:
Los Angeles (E! Online) – Alicia Keys’ Indonesian concert just slapped on the patch.
Philip Morris International, the original sponsor of the Grammy winner’s gig in Jakarta tonight, pulled down all its promotional billboards and posters after the singer spoke out against the tobacco company’s sponsorship of her show.
The article concludes:
Whether Philip Morris’ financial support of the gig has gone the way of the ads, however, remains unclear.
“Whether tobacco sponsorship of music events leads to youth smoking is a matter of serious debate,” the company said. “Having considered the facts in this specific instance, we have decided to withdraw all branding associated with this concert.”
Consider that partnership snubbed out.
Tobacco companies should be able to advertise like any other legal business. Society needs to stop using tobacco companies as contemporary scapegoats.
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