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"Mary J Blige has spoken of her disappointment over a Burger King commercial that has been pulled from TV screens. The soul singer appeared in a series of commercials for the fast food chain that also included David Beckham and Jay Leno. However, her advertisement - which featured her singing passionately about chicken - was criticised for being stereotypical in some areas about the black community.      The black women-oriented website Madame Noire described it as &amp;quot;buffoonery&amp;quot;. However, Burger King representatives have insisted that the ad was taken off the air due to licensing issues, and hope to bring it back soon. They apologised for &amp;quot;airing an ad that was not final&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I agreed to be part of a fun and creative campaign that was supposed to feature a dream sequence,&amp;quot; Mary J Blige told TMZ. &amp;quot;Unfortunately, that&amp;#039;s not what was happening in that clap. I understand my fans being upset by what they saw. But if you&amp;#039;re a Mary fan, you have to know I would never allow an unfinished spot like the one you saw go out.&amp;quot; Mary J Blige released her latest album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) in November. &amp;gt; David Beckham sets hearts racing in Burger King ad - watch "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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