Mbappe apologizes after China backlash over Mao meme remarks
Kylian Mbappe has apologized in French, Chinese and English after comments about a meme depicting him as Mao Zedong triggered criticism in China and prompted several companies and broadcasters to distance themselves from the Real Madrid forward. Chinese media reported Monday that Mbappe acknowledged his remarks were inappropriate and said he understood they had offended people in China and Chinese communities elsewhere. "I apologize to everyone who was hurt by my words," Mbappe said in the state
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Mbappé Mao meme controversy and apology, and none contradict Report 1's facts.
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