Fashion retailer says no to Moss

Swedish clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz will drop a planned advertising campaign with model Kate Moss after she admitted to recently using cocaine.

H&M;, Europe’s largest fashion retailer, had planned to use Moss to help launch a new collection designed by Stella McCartney that will hit stores in 22 countries in November. The decision to drop the campaign came after Moss acknowledged last week that British tabloid reports of her recent cocaine use were true.

H&M; initially said it would proceed with the campaign, but company spokeswoman Liv Asarnoj said Tuesday that “after evaluating the situation, we have decided that a campaign with Kate Moss is not consistent with H&M;’s clear disassociation from drugs.”

From Associated Press

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