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November 11, 2011
Is Jay-Z Trying To Profit From Occupy Wall Street?
Business Insider
by Karlee Weinman
Speaking of corporate greed...
He's got 99 problems, and now "the 99%" might be another one.
Rapper Jay-Z is plastering Occupy Wall Street's message onto a new line of T-shirts, to be released Friday under his Rocawear clothing label.
But here's the thing: Rocawear isn't going to share its wealth. A Rocawear spokesperson sent us a statement confirming there's no plan to distribute any of the profits, which will surely pour in from shirt sales, to Occupy Wall Street.
...With Rocawear set to keep proceeds, New York's favorite native son is poised to cash in on his apparent support of a movement that rails against exactly that sort of thing. The irony!
NoLandGrab: "Occupy All Streets" is kinda what Bruce Ratner, with Jay-Z providing cover, has done to Prospect Heights.
Posted by eric at November 11, 2011 9:55 PM