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Dragon 's Den guest Simu Liu called out bubble tea business Bobba for cultural appropriation.
Bobba is scrambling to do damage control as they receive a significant amount of criticism online.
Investing Dragon Manjit Minhas has withdrawn her $1 million investment offer.
Liu is the show's first Chinese-Canadian Dragon.
Dragons' Den episode aired last Thursday , and TikTok users have been in an uproar since.
Bobba Tea Tea Tea founder Manjit Minhas has withdrawn from his $1 million investment in the company.
The Dragons have responded to the controversy by posting a message from Liu to the show's social media accounts.
Bobba apologises for causing harm or disrespecting the community that created and popularized bubble tea.
Bobba 's apology fails to quell criticism regarding cultural appropriation.
Some have sceptically speculated that Minhas is only pulling out of her investment because the current backlash is likely to impact the company's profitability.
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