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(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc severed ties with rapper Lil Wayne on Friday over a graphic reference to slain U.S. civil rights figure Emmett Till in a song. Lil Wayne, 30, had been the face of the PepsiCo drink Mountain Dew's "Deweezy" campaign, a play on the rapper's "Weezy" nickname. "We do not plan any additional work with Lil Wayne moving forward," a Mountain Dew representative said in a statement. "His offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand." The Deweezy campaign website was taken down. ...
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Lil Wayne met with Donald Trump today, posting a photo of himself with the President on his social media accounts and, per TMZ, officially endorsing him just days before Election Day. Wayne thanked the President for a "great meeting," in which they discussed Trump's proposed "Platinum Plan" that, per the Trump campaign, "aims…


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