Janet Jackson has outraged animal-rights activists by becoming the new face of luxury fur label Blackglama. The 44-year-old ‘All for You’ singer stars in the brand’s worldwide ‘What becomes a legend most?’ campaign, fronting billboards and fashion ads set to go public in September.
The company’s CEo says, “Janet is an icon in the world of music and entertainment,” a perfect fit for their label, apparently. But, understandably, animal-rights activists are outraged.
Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) fumes, “It’s amazing what celebrities will do when their careers are on a downslide, but we didn’t think Janet was this desperate. Surely she knows enough about suffering and unjustified death to recognise that both occur in the production of a fur coat?”