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NEW YORK — Online coupon site Groupon Inc. says it is pulling its controversial ads less than a week after they first aired during the Super Bowl.
In one of the spots, actor Timothy Hutton says “the people in Tibet are in trouble, their culture is in jeopardy,” as pictures of Tibet are shown on the screen. The punchline? It turns out he’s talking about a fish-curry deal offered.
The ad — developed by agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, which has a 500-person office in Boulder — sparked widespread negative reaction on Facebook and Twitter.
