Ulta Beauty reportedly suspended its seven-figure advertising campaign on the pages of Teen Vogue because of a controversy over the magazine’s new editor-in-chief, who has been accused of writing racist tweets for a decade.
New hired Alexi McCammond, 27, apologized this week for the now-deleted anti-Asian tweets she posted as a teenager, writing things like she didn’t want to wake up with “puffy Asian eyes,” The Daily Beast reported for the first time.
“Diversity and inclusion are core values at Ulta Beauty – and always have been,” said an Ulta spokesman on Wednesday, according to The Daily Beast. “Our current spending on Teen Vogue has been cut short while we work with Condé Nast to assess the situation and determine next steps in relation to our partnership.”
The potential for other advertisers to follow Ulta’s lead has raised the issue at a sales meeting this week at Condé Nast, owner of Teen Vogue, The Daily Beast reported.
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The hiring of McCammond, a former Axios political reporter, caused an internal reaction on Teen Vogue because of his previous anti-Asian tweets. (Ed Rode / Getty Images for Politicon)
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The hiring of McCammond, a former political reporter for Axios, caused an internal reaction at Teen Vogue, with more than 20 employees writing a joint statement this week criticizing the decision to bring it in because of his “previous racist and homophobic tweets”.
McCammond apologized in a statement obtained by Fox News, saying that she had written “offensive and stupid tweets from when I was a teenager that perpetuated racist and harmful stereotypes about Americans of Asian origin” She said she had already apologized for the tweets, but I would do it again for the “pain it caused”.
“I am determined to use the lessons I learned as a journalist to defend a more diverse and egalitarian world,” she continued. “These tweets are not who I am, but I understand that I have lost some of your confidence and I will work twice as hard to earn it back.”
The uproar comes amid an increase in anti-Asian crimes across the country.
A spokesman for Condé Nast released a statement on Monday defending the hiring of McCammond: “Alexi McCammond was named editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue because of the values, inclusion and depth she demonstrated through her journalism. her career, she dedicated herself to being a champion of marginalized voices. Two years ago, she took responsibility for her social media story and apologized. “
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Ulta and Condé Nast did not immediately respond to Fox News’s requests for comment late at night.