PORT OF SPAIN — “Black Panther” American actor Michael B. Jordan said on Wednesday he would rename his recently launched rum, “J’Ouvert,” after nationals in the Caribbean accused him of cultural appropriation.
J’Ouvert, which refers in Creole to the crack of dawn, is the name of the first official day of Carnival festivities in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere in the Caribbean, with its origins in the end of slavery there.
On his Instagram page on Wednesday, Jordan, 34, issued an apology, saying he never meant to offend or hurt a culture he hoped to celebrate instead.
“Last few days has been a lot of listening. A lot of learning and engaging in countless community convers…
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