Estée Lauder fires senior executive for offensive Instagram post
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Estée Lauder on Monday said it had fired John Demsey after the senior executive had posted material on Instagram that "caused widespread offense."
Demsey has taken down the post that led to his firing, which the Daily Beast reported was a meme that included a racial slur. In a recent post on Instagram, Demsey apologized for the meme, saying he was "terribly sorry" and that "the meme is the furthest thing from what I stand for and I should have never reposted it."
Demsey, who oversaw brands including Clinique and M.A.C. Cosmetics, joined Estée Lauder in 1991, and was active in several AIDS-related charities and organizations. In a 2019 interview with a fashion magazine, Demsey said the brand "embraced hip-hop culture," becoming an early beauty brand to do so.
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