Malia Mendez | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesSimu Liu is hustling to turn down the heat on a Canadian bubble tea company after criticism of its televised sales pitch to the Marvel superhero boiled over online. Not everything has to be traditional,” Minhas countered. Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned. “I just want to say that full stop, it’s never OK to make threats, it’s never OK to bully and harass online,” he said in a Saturday TikTok video. We will re-evaluate our branding, packaging, and marketing strategies to ensure that they reflect a respectful and accurate representation of our Taiwanese partnership and bubble tea’s cultural roots.”©2024 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2024 19:10 UTC