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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

Estée Lauder fires executive John Demsey after backlash over ‘racist meme’ posted to Instagram

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Estée Lauder has fired one of its executives after he sparked backlash with an Instagram post shared on his personal account.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the cosmetics company had suspended John Demsey without pay from his role as executive group president after he posted a meme to his public Instagram that mocked the Covid pandemic and included a racial slur.

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