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David Blecken
Mar 20, 2019

Celebrities, brands and drugs: not a clear-cut story

Brands' treatment of Japanese entertainer Pierre Taki raises ethical questions.

Pierre Taki (left) in a promotional photo for musical act Denki Groove.

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