Maya Rudolph Will Replace M&Ms Characters in Ads After Backlash
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M&Ms pulls 'spokescandies' in the wake of right-wing outrage
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M&Ms Drops Candy Spokespeople After Backlash to Purple Character
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Maya Rudolph Is 'Thrilled' to Take Over For M&M's 'Spokescandies
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What's your take on M&M's replacing its spokescandies with Maya
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After backlash, M&M's ditches its iconic 'spokescandies' in favor
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SNL' Alum Maya Rudolph Replaces M&M's 'Spokecandies' After
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M&M's spokescandies change was actually a Super Bowl ad stunt
M&M's replaces 'polarising' chocolate characters with actor Maya
M&M's replaces 'polarising' chocolate characters with actor Maya
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Maya Rudolph Will Replace M&Ms Characters in Ads After Backlash
The Story of the M&Ms, From the Spanish Civil War to Maya Rudolph
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M&M's Eliminating Spokescandies Because of 'Woke' Uproar, Maya
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M&M's puts spokescandies on 'indefinite pause' after backlash over