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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Chelsea Ritschel

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Estee lauder reportedly suspends executive after backlash over instagram post - What They Never Told You

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Estée Lauder Companies has reportedly suspended one of its executives without pay after he sparked backlash with a post shared to his personal Instagram.

John Demsey, who serves as executive group president of the cosmetics company, was suspended after he posted a meme which included a racial slur and jokes about the Covid pandemic, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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