Reebok pulls 50 Cent spot in UK after complaints over gun glamour

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic 15-Apr-05, 15:10

LONDON - Reebok has pulled an ad starring the rapper 50 Cent counting off his nine gunshot wounds, after 55 complaints to the advertising watchdog and the threat of a boycott by a parents group.

50 Cent: ad pulled after complaints

50 Cent: ad pulled after complaints

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