Tommy Hilfiger A Racist?

Ever got the e-mail saying:
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"I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, Oprah asked him if he had said,

'If I had known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jews and Asians would buy my clothes, I would not have made them so nice. I wish these people would not buy my clothes, as they are made for upper-class white people.'

His answer to Oprah was a simple 'Yes' when she asked him, and she then immediately asked him to leave her show.”

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For more than 10 years this e-mail has been circulating around the internet about the remarks the famous clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger said continuing with Oprah Winfrey kicking him out of her show:-

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Responses:
Oprah Winfrey:

"The rumor claims that clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger came on this show and made racist remarks, and that I then kicked him out. I just want to say that it is not true because it just never happened."

Tommy Hilfiger:

"I am deeply unhappy and frustrated that a malicious and completely erroneous rumor continues to circulate about me on the Internet."

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And only till recently did Tommy Hilfiger appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show for the 1st time setting the record straight... once and for all.

The e-mail a hoax, the rumor false.

READ MORE: Tommy on Oprah


“Words can be fleeting, but actions withstand the test of time. Friends, family, and business colleagues who know me, who see the way I live and conduct business, know that the rumor is complete nonsense. The Oprah Show finally extinguishes the rumor once and for all.”

Tommy Hilfiger

Break the chain

So it's totally okay to buy his clothing =)