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7. Shakira

In 2002, the Colombian entertainer was named in a sweatshop scandal involving the teen fashion store, Delia’s. Delia’s was reportedly manufacturing clothes from a Brooklyn sweatshop which refused to pay Hispanic immigrants their owed wages. Shakira was shocked by the claims and issued a statement to the workers saying, “I want you to know that I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn, and… I would never have consented to the request to pose for the Delia’s campaign if I had been aware of even the slightest hint about unfair labor practices.”

Celebs Were Caught in Sweatshop Scandals
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