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Nigerian wedding triggers racism controversy after Glambot director’s ‘rude’ emails surface

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Photo Credit: X|@PulseNigeria247 Imagine planning your dream Indian-Nigerian wedding, with vibrant saris swirling with ankara prints, dhol beats meeting Afrobeat – only to have a celebrity vendor question if you can even afford the glamour of renting a Glambot for the wedding. That's the shocking reality Yinka Animashaun faced in 2019, and her email exchange is now going viral on the internet for its classism row. For the unversed, Yinka Animashaun is a Nigerian-American designer who married Indian investor Nitin Sikka in a lavish Dallas celebration. Before her wedding, she had politely emailed Glambot director Cole Walliser about renting his…

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