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Capitol Music Condemns N-Word Slur Allegedly Used by 1980s Exec Against Tina Turner, as Recounted in HBO Doc
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variety.comChris Willman Music WriterCapitol Music Group has responded to an allegation made in HBO’s new “Tina” documentary that an executive in the early 1980s disparaged Tina Turner by using the N-word, calling the remarks “reprehensible and appalling.”Said a Capitol Label Group spokesperson, “The incident that John Carter describes in the HBO documentary, ‘Tina,’ would have occurred 40 years ago when Capitol was under different ownership and management, and we’re only now learning of those reprehensible and appalling comments.
Capitol Music Group is proud of our association with Tina Turner and the role we play in ensuring her music will continue to inspire new generations for decades to come.”The doc does not specify which Capitol Records exec.
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