Its executive chairman fired after a racist Instagram post

He joined the group in 1991.

Photo credit: Estee Lauder

While he had been placed on “paid leave”, the executive director ofEstee Lauder John Demsey, has just been sacked by the beauty group. In question: an Instagram post which contained the word “nigger” with several asterisks, as well as a joke on the Covid 19, posted on the manager’s Instagram account. If he had split apologizingexplaining that he had reposted the same without perceiving its racist nature at first glance, this mea-culpa was not enough to convince Estée Lauder who announced today via a press release the dismissal of John Demsey who had joined the company in 1991. He had held the position of Executive Chairman there since 2015.

Official portrait of John Demsey – Photo credit: MAC Cosmetics

“This decision is the result of her recent Instagram posts, which do not reflect Estée Lauder company values, caused widespread outrage, undermines our efforts to foster inclusion inside and out. of our walls and do not reflect the state of mind that we expect from our leaders”, said William Lauder, president of Estée Lauder, and Fabrizio Freda, its managing director, in a press release. The meme in question, removed from platforms since, below.

in 2021 Estée Lauder announced the acquisition of the skincare brand The Ordinary.

The reporting: “Estee Lauder fired senior executive John Demsey on Monday over an Instagram post of a meme that contained the N-word and jokes regarding COVID-19.”

The meme: pic.twitter.com/CJpQIWLnwt

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