Yesterday, news emerged highlighting allegations made by social media proponent, Essence Jenai, that she was let go from her brand ambassador position for Real American Beer, affiliated with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, after merely a day on the job.
Jenai shared her experience on her TikTok profile, using images and videos as evidence of her short lived role championing Hogan’s beer brand before her abrupt contract termination. She posted,
“STORY TIME: Hulk Hogan paid me to be a brand Ambassador and this happened…My contract was for a week…After one day of promoting his brand…He cancelled my contract because ???”
Jenai uploaded another clip where she’s in the company of another brand ambassador of color from the same initial event with Hogan. The caption of her video claims,
“POV: Hulk Hogan paid you to be a brand ambassador and cancelled your contract the next day because he realized you were a BLACK brand ambassador.”
Now the controversy has prompted Real American Beer, Hogan’s brand, to respond with an official statement. A representative relayed the following to eWrestlingNews.com:
“We are deeply troubled by the false rumor circulating on social media that a brand ambassador hired by a third-party marketing agency was terminated by Hulk Hogan for racial reasons. Real American Beer simply terminated its short-term relationship with the third-party marketing agency. Hulk Hogan was not involved in that decision, and race was not a factor. We are in communication with the agency in an attempt to clear the misunderstanding and incorrect information, and believe that this false statement will be withdrawn.”
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