Wrigley suspends Chris Brown ad campaign
In a Dec. 12, 2008 file photo singers Rihanna and Chris Brown perform at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rihanna and Brown were last minute absences at the Grammy Awards Sunday Feb. 8, 2009. Evan Agostini, The Associated Press
February 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES – Wrigley says it’s suspending ad campaigns featuring Chris Brown as its spokesman for Doublemint gum.
The company stopped short of saying it will drop the troubled R&B; star completely.
A company statement expresses concern about what it calls “serious allegations made against Chris Brown.” He was arrested Sunday night for an alleged battery on a woman and canceled his Grammy performance.
Wrigley said it would suspend any current advertising or any related marketing until the situation is resolved, adding that the 19-year-old should be “afforded the same due process as any citizen.”
