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Entrepreneurial sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner, famous for being part of the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, have apologized for creating and selling several t-shirts featuring music icons.
The line of t-shirts featured images of Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and the late rapper Notorious BIG, all with the sisters' faces printed on the front. Since its release, the sisters have received a series of criticisms from music industry figures and the general public.
Ozzy's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, posted on her Twitter: "Girls, you haven't earned the right to put your faces in front of music icons. Stick to what you know how to do... lipstick .
Notorious BIG's mother also commented: “Their disrespect in not even contacting me or any of us leaves me speechless. I have no idea how they can exploit my son's death to sell t-shirts. This is disrespectful, disgusting, it's exploitation in the worst way.”
Yesterday the sisters posted a statement on Twitter apologizing: “The design was not well thought out and we apologize to everyone who felt upset or offended, especially the artists' family. We are big fans of their music and it was not our intention to disrespect these cultural icons in any way. We have removed these t-shirts from the store and will use this opportunity to learn from our mistakes. Once again, we sincerely apologize.”
Girls, you haven't earned the right to put your face with musical icons. Stick to what you know…lip gloss. pic.twitter.com/BhmuUVrDBn
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) June 29, 2017
— Kendall (@KendallJenner) June 29, 2017
