M&M’s replaces ‘Speakscandies’ cartoon with Maya Rudolph after Fox News ‘woke up’ reaction
The brand said in a tweet on Monday that he “definitely didn’t think it was going to break the internet. But now we understand that even candy shoes can be controversial.”
After the controversy that followed mascot update Last year, M&M’s announced on Monday that it was taking an “indefinite hiatus” from the use of its candy-covered mascots, saying “the last thing M&M’s needs” is “polarization.”
M&M’s said on twitter that instead, it’s using actress Maya Rudolph as its spokesperson, someone the brand has said, “America can go along with.”
Mars Inc., parent company of M&M’s, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Representatives for Rudolph did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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