Kim Kardashian asks Kobe to cancel Turkish Airlines sponsorship

Armenians in Los Angeles are upset with Bryant's new sponsorship because many believe that the 1.5 million deaths of their countrymen in Turkey...

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From USA Today:

Reality television star Kim Kardashian is asking Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant to reconsider his business agreement with Turkish Airlines.

Armenians in Los Angeles are upset with Bryant’s new sponsorship because many believe that the 1.5 million deaths of their countrymen in Turkey during the early 20th century constituted genocide. Turkish officials paint it as a the result of civil unrest.

Kardashian began a Twitter campaign to ask Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to recognize resolution 252, condemning the Armenian Genocide.

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