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Bella Hadid Addresses Adidas’ Controversial Olympic Campaign: 'Shocked'


Bella Hadid speaks out about her controversial Adidas campaign inspired by the 1972 Munich Olympics

“I would never knowingly engage with any art or work that is linked to a horrific tragedy of any kind,” Hadid, 27, wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, July 29. Hadid was referring to the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, wherein the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes and coaches hostage. Courtesy of Bella Hadid/Instagram“I am shocked, I am upset, and I am disappointed in the lack of sensitivity that went into this campaign,” Hadid, who is of Palestinian heritage, continued in her statement.

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