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NIKE Officially Terminates Deal With Manny Pacquiao Over His Anti-Gay Comments

Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao

Of course everyone has a right to free speech but marginalizing a minority and somewhat equating them to animals because of a person’s religious beliefs does not fall within the scope of free speech—and unfortunately, boxing great-Manny Pacquiao has learnt this the hard way.
Manny Pacquiao recently generated outrage when he said gay people are worse than animals during a campaign event in his country, The Philippines.
Now, one of world’s sports giants-NIKE has terminated their sponsorship deal with him because of his repugnant comment.
According to BBC;

Nike has terminated its relationship with Manny Pacquiao after the six-weight world champion described homosexuals as “worse than animals”.
The 37-year-old, who is running for a senate seat in his native Phillipines, later apologised for his comments.
“We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent,” said a Nike statement.
“Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community.”
The sportswear company added: “We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao.”
Pacquiao’s original remark was made in a television interview and he initially appeared unrepentant, writing on Instagram that he was “just telling the truth of what the Bible says”.
However, he later wrote on Facebook he was “not condemning LGBT”, while still voicing his opposition for gay marriage.
Pacquiao, whose last fight was a defeat by Floyd Mayweather in May, is due to fight American Timothy Bradley Jr in Las Vegas in April.



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