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Jamie Oliver embraces Aboriginal advocate in touching moment during Narelda Jacobs interview after he pulled 'offensive' children's book from shelves: 'It's been very painful'
Jamie Oliver has shared a touching moment with an Aboriginal activist after his second children's book, Billy and the Epic Escape, was pulled from Australian shelves.
The pair had shared a long video call the day prior, during which they talked over the issues raised by the First Nations community, with Bayles admitting tears were shed through the emotional chat. The British chef sparked backlash when his book (pictured) saw the villain abduct a young Aboriginal girl from foster care in a story which First Nations communities deemed 'damaging' and 'disrespectful The story takes place in England, but features a subplot of a young First Nations girl who is living in foster care, before being stolen by the book's antagonist from her Indigenous community, near Alice Springs.
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