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Duke Denounces ‘The White Lotus’ Using School Logo In Violent Scene: “Goes Too Far”
As this season of The White Lotus continues to push the limits of Mike White's imagination, a particular subset of the audience is not happy.
Following last week’s Season 3 episode ‘Denials’, in which Jason Isaacs ‘ Timothy Ratliff daydreams about a murder- suicide, Duke University has denounced the HBO character wearing their school’s merchandise in the scene. “ The White Lotus not only uses our brand without permission, but in our view uses it on imagery that is troubling, does not reflect our values or who we are, and simply goes too far,” said Frank Tramble, Duke’s VP for communications, marketing, and public affairs, in a statement. While on vacation at the titular Thai resort, wealthy southern patriarch Timothy has been wrestling with the reality that he’s under investigation for financial crimes back home, while hiding the scandal from his blissfully ignorant family.
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