Estée Lauder executive loses job over racist social media post
March 1, 2022
Estée Lauder has asked John Demsey, an executive Vice President at the company, to leave the company after he posted a meme with a racial slur on his personal Instagram account. The company said it would donate $10 million over the next two years to “support racial and social justice and to continue to support greater access to education.”
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