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An Apple music exec said it's difficult for women to find music and it's caused a storm
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JIMMY IOVINE IS the head of Apple’s streaming service and a well known music producer.
And now he’s headline news around the world after a controversial appearance on US TV yesterday.
Apple had just launched this new commercial featuring Kerry Washington, Mary, and Taraji P. Henson
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So Jimmy and Mary appeared on CBS’s This Morning show to have a chat about it
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While talking about what the new streaming service will offer, Jimmy outlined its benefits to women in particular:
And then continued:
People were not impressed
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The comment that women found it difficult to find music in particular was
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Jimmy released a statement to Buzzfeed apologising about the whole thing:
But that’s not really quelled the legitimate outrage
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And people have started sharing their own experience of sexism and music
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