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On Friday, Jay-Z's Rocawear label announced that it would be selling tees reading "Occupy All Streets," a play on "Occupy Wall Street." But by Saturday morning, the shirts had vanished from the Rocawear site, and as if this writing they're still down (see visual evidence above.)
The tees went missing after a Rocawear spokesperson explained to Business insider that the brand had not committed to donating any profits to the OWS movement, spurring accusations that Jay-Z was trying to cash in on the protests. Weirdly, the website GlobalGrind claims to have an exclusive from a Rocawear insider swearing that the company didn't pull the shirts—but if not, where did they go?
· Jay-Z Will Be Selling Occupy Wall Street T-Shirts for Rocawear [Racked NY]
· Jay-Z's "Occupy All Streets"; Shirt Vanishes from Rocawear Site [WSJ]
· Rocawear Will Not Pull Occupy All Streets Shirts! [GlobalGrind]