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title: "AdAge: Pepsi Is Pulling Its Widely Mocked Kendall Jenner Ad"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/dbd0c1a8-d38f-4af9-97b7-bcca2fe342db
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/adage-pepsi-is-pulling-its-widely-mocked-kendall-jenner-ad-11646
category: "General"
published: 2017-04-06T14:09:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:38.194Z
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# AdAge: Pepsi Is Pulling Its Widely Mocked Kendall Jenner Ad

**TL;DR:** Pepsi pulls its Kendall Jenner commercial due to criticism and controversy. The ad was planned to run globally on TV and digitally before it drew numerous complaints that it had glamorized protest movements for commercial gain.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/adage-pepsi-is-pulling-its-widely-mocked-kendall-jenner-ad-11646).*

## Story

After the ad drew more criticism than most in recent history, Pepsi decided to pull its new Kendall Jenner commercial. According to a recent AdAge article , the ad was planned to run globally on TV and digitally before it drew numerous complaints that it had glamorized protest movements such as Black Lives Matter for commercial gain.

"Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologize," the brand said in a statement. "We did not intend to make light of any serious issue. We are removing the content and halting any further rollout. We also apologize for putting Kendall Jenner in this position.

Many users on social media disagreed with the Pepsi statements yesterday. In fact, 77 percent of digital content engagement that mentioned “tone-deaf” was referring to Pepsi and Kendall Jenner.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Pepsi (company)
- ad controversy (topic)
- brand criticism (topic)
- commercial pullout (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/adage-pepsi-is-pulling-its-widely-mocked-kendall-jenner-ad-11646). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/dbd0c1a8-d38f-4af9-97b7-bcca2fe342db).