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WWE Apologizes After Using Auschwitz Footage in WrestleMania Promo

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WWE used an image of the Nazi concentration camp where 1.1 million people were killed in a promotional video for WrestleMania.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    WWE Apologizes After Using Auschwitz Footage in WrestleMania Promo (opens NBC Chicago)

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    WWE used an image of the Nazi concentration camp where 1.1 million people were killed in a promotional video for WrestleMania.

  2. NBC News

    WWE apologizes for using Auschwitz footage in pro WrestleMania promo (opens NBC News)

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    The pro wrestling body said it moved quickly after learning about the offensive gaffe, adding: "We apologize for this error.”

  3. Los Angeles Times

    WWE apologizes for Auschwitz image in promo: ‘Had no knowledge of what was depicted’ (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The WWE has issued an apology after it used an image of the Auschwitz concentration camp in a WrestleMania 39 promo for wrestler Dominik Mysterio.

  4. Washington Times

    WWE apologizes for using Auschwitz image in preview show (opens Washington Times)

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    World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last weekend.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    WrestleMania apologizes for using footage of Auschwitz in promotional spot (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Ramishah Maruf, CNN World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday after using footage of Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration and extermination camp, in a promotional spot for a hyped father-son match.

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