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Scarlett Johansson Leaves Oxfam Post After SodaStream Dispute

HeadlineJan 31, 2014

Actress Scarlett Johansson has left her post at Oxfam International following a dispute over her support of SodaStream, a company that operates in a settlement in the occupied West Bank. Johansson will appear in an ad for SodaStream during the Super Bowl this Sunday. Following public outcry over the ad campaign, Johansson left her post as an ambassador for Oxfam; a spokesperson for the actress cited a “fundamental difference of opinion” with the group. Oxfam accepted her resignation, saying, “Oxfam believes that businesses such as SodaStream that operate in settlements further the ongoing poverty and denial of rights of the Palestinian communities that we work to support.”

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