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Top brands including Reebok cut ties with CrossFit after CEO’s controversial George Floyd tweet

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Reebok said it would end its partnership with CrossFit Inc [COURTESY]

Following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man in handcuffs, who died in police custody after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, the world has been treated to a spectacle of protests, loud and silent, all in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Fitness Brands including Reebok have ended dealings with CrossFit following the company CEO’s controversial tweet on the death of George Floyd.

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