The Singapore advertisement was meant to promote electronic payments.
He also portrays a Malay woman in a headscarf. The ad has since been removed and Havas and Mediacorp, the entity that sponsored the advertisement, apologized.
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Actor Dennis Chew, a Chinese man, is at the center of a controversial Havas Worldwide advertisement where he portrayed a number of different characters including one in “brownface.” So reports CNN.
The Singapore advertisement was meant to promote electronic payments.
He also portrays a Malay woman in a headscarf. The ad has since been removed and Havas and Mediacorp, the entity that sponsored the advertisement, apologized.