Sonny Bill Williams' BMW sponsorship reviewed over links to controversial Muslim clericssupplied Sunday News sauce pics 11102015 SBW and Mufti Ismail Menk sonny bill williams Mufti Ismail MenkSonny Bill Williams' friendship with a radical preacher has drawn complaints from community groups and forced his sponsor to respond. BMW is "re-looking" at its ambassador deal with Sonny Bill Williams after complaints about the rugby star's association with controversial Muslim clerics. SUHAIMI ABDULLAH/GETTY IMAGES Sonny Bill Williams' relationship with Islamic preachers has drawn complaints. READ MORE:* Sonny Bill Williams putting the hard yards in as he recovers from achilles injury* Sonny Bill Williams signs for three years* Sonny Bill Williams left starstruck by 'Lightning Bolt' in RioBMW New Zealand's head of corporate communications, Paul Sherley, told Newsroom that Williams' original contract remained unchanged. "Everybody is entitled to their sexual orientation and religious beliefs and I don't see that having Sonny Bill Williams as a BMW ambassador could drive people away from driving BMWs."

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