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Pharrell Issues Apology For Wearing Native American Headdress On 'Elle UK' Cover

Pharrell Williams apologized for wearing a Native American headdress on the cover of Elle UK after Twitter exploded with the disapproving hashtag ‘#NotHappy.’

Pharrell Wears Headdress On Elle UK Cover

Pharrell appears on a special edition cover of Elle UK’s July installment, and the musician was hit with backlash immediately after the cover was unveiled on Wednesday. As a play on the singer’s Oscar-nominated song “Happy,” critics began using the hashtag ‘#NotHappy’ to express their dismay.

Pharrell Issues Apology

Soon after the photo, and the critical response, went viral Pharrell issued an apology, saying, “I respect and honor every kind of race, background and culture. I am genuinely sorry.”

Meanwhile, Elle UK reportedly took the blame for the offensive accessory, writing on its website that they “persuaded Elle Style Award winner Pharrell to trade his Vivienne Westwood Mountie hat for a Native American feather headdress in his best ever shoot.”

This message has since been deleted and replaced with a new message that does not specifically address the Native American headdress, instead insisting that Elle “persuaded Elle Style Award winner Pharrell to collaborate with us on his best ever shoot.”

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.

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