Joan Smalls accuses IMG Models of 'hate and discrimination' over alleged 'dumb Puerto Rican' remark

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Joan Smalls accuses IMG Models of 'hate and discrimination' over alleged 'dumb Puerto Rican' remark
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Have YOU got a story? Email Joan Smalls slammed 'hate and discrimination' in the modeling industry after a senior manager at IMG models allegedly called her a 'dumb Puerto Rican.'

Joan added, 'Their comment about me being a"dumb Puerto Rican" is unacceptable and has no place in professional interactions.'Joan Smalls, 36, slammed 'hate and discrimination' in the modeling industry after a senior manager at IMG models allegedly called her a 'dumb Puerto Rican'; seen in September in Milan

'I refuse to be a victim of hate speech and allow such harmful behaviors to continue to persist with such audacity in private.' Smalls revealed, 'This isn't the first time a racist comment has been hurled in my direction. At the beginning of my career another Parisian agent called me the N word' 'The same people tried to keep us from being friends because you would stand up for yourself and call out their shady behavior, they didn't want me doing the same…I needed to be quiet and do my job no questions asked.'

Actress Gabrielle Union penned, 'Proud of you and we stand beside you!!! Let's see what accountability and consequences look like!' Smalls previously spoke out against discrimination in the industry back in 2020 and shared an Instagram video titled We Are Not A Trend at the time.

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