NEW YORK — PepsiCo is its cutting ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to a civil rights martyr in a song. Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda. PepsiCo said in a statement Friday that Wayne's "offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand." It declined to provide any further comment. A publicist for Lil Wayne, Sarah Cunningham, said in a statement that the split was due to "creative differences" and that it was an amicable parting. The controversy erupted after Wayne made the reference to Emmett ...
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