KANYE WEST IS STILL DOWN WITH PEPSI

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Grammy Award winner Kanye West is still a pitchman for Pepsi-Cola despite an erroneous email that had been circulating stating that he was dropped by the company. Pepsi-Cola spokeswoman Nicole Bradley issued a statement that read, “This is to inform you that you’ve received an erroneous email regarding Kanye West and Pepsi. The letter said that Kanye has lost his endorsement deal with Pepsi, which is not true. Our relationship with Kanye has not changed and our marketing campaign is continuing as planned. In fact, his Pepsi commercial is scheduled to air several times this week.”

The false email started to circulate sometime after West accused President Bush of not caring about black people. West is scheduled to kick-off his Touch The Sky tour in Miami on October 11th. Common, Fantasia, and Keyshia Cole will open for the star.