Dov Charney and American Apparel: A Perfect Storm of Olympics Outrage?
Is there anything that could make the rather embarrassing American controversy over Olympics uniforms worse? Well, maybe.
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Your deep-V's aren't welcome here, Dov Charney. The Malaysian government has begun organizing seminars aimed at helping parents and teachers identify latent homosexuality in children. One of the principal warning signs? V-neck T-shirts.
Is there anything that could make the rather embarrassing American controversy over Olympics uniforms worse? Well, maybe.
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American Apparel could lose the one thing that lets us forgive it for usually being so icky. In an L.A. Times article, Dov Charney conceded the company might have to move its manufacturing operations overseas.
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The clothing company may have to file for bankruptcy
Another former employee alleges she was sexually harassed by Dov Charney
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