Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2020 2:16:02 GMT
Ariana Grande is seemingly on the outs Starbucks after it prohibited employees from showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement at work — a policy that it promptly reversed.
As of Tuesday morning, the "Rain on Me" singer, 26, no longer follows her once go-to coffee brand on Instagram, while Starbucks still counts itself as one of the artist's 190 million followers.
Grande also posted on her Instagram Story on Monday a photo of an iced beverage she got from Nimbus Coffee, a wizard-themed coffee shop in Los Angeles. "mmmmmmmm @nimbus_coffee_la ⚡," she wrote with the brew recommendation.
The pop star's subtle distancing comes after Starbucks initially made it a rule that baristas could not wear Black Lives Matter clothing or accessories while on the clock.
Though the chain had previously supported the movement publicly, an internal memo published last week by BuzzFeed News showed that the company cited its dress code policy of not allowing workers to "wear buttons or pins that advocate a political, religious or personal issue."
After facing backlash online, with some even calling for a full-on boycott, Starbucks walked back the policy, announcing that staffers are now allowed to "wear Black Lives
Matter t-shirts, pins and name tags.”
“Our partners (employees) told us that they need a way to express themselves at work and we heard them,” the company wrote on Twitter, alongside a link to a letter, entitled “Standing together against racial injustice,” discussing the policy change.
Grande's unfollow is notable since she once became a "Starbucks ambassador," posing with the Cloud Macchiato drink while wearing a green Starbucks apron in March 2019.
As of Tuesday morning, the "Rain on Me" singer, 26, no longer follows her once go-to coffee brand on Instagram, while Starbucks still counts itself as one of the artist's 190 million followers.
Grande also posted on her Instagram Story on Monday a photo of an iced beverage she got from Nimbus Coffee, a wizard-themed coffee shop in Los Angeles. "mmmmmmmm @nimbus_coffee_la ⚡," she wrote with the brew recommendation.
The pop star's subtle distancing comes after Starbucks initially made it a rule that baristas could not wear Black Lives Matter clothing or accessories while on the clock.
Though the chain had previously supported the movement publicly, an internal memo published last week by BuzzFeed News showed that the company cited its dress code policy of not allowing workers to "wear buttons or pins that advocate a political, religious or personal issue."
After facing backlash online, with some even calling for a full-on boycott, Starbucks walked back the policy, announcing that staffers are now allowed to "wear Black Lives
Matter t-shirts, pins and name tags.”
“Our partners (employees) told us that they need a way to express themselves at work and we heard them,” the company wrote on Twitter, alongside a link to a letter, entitled “Standing together against racial injustice,” discussing the policy change.
Grande's unfollow is notable since she once became a "Starbucks ambassador," posing with the Cloud Macchiato drink while wearing a green Starbucks apron in March 2019.