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Tate McRae Faces Backlash After Appearing in NBC Olympics Ad Supporting Team USA

Tate McRae Faces Backlash After Appearing in NBC Olympics Ad Supporting Team USA

Toronto (Rajeev Sharma): Canadian pop star Tate McRae has sparked online criticism after featuring in a new NBC Olympics promotional ad that highlights Team USA, drawing disappointment from some fans in Canada. The advertisement, released on Wednesday and shared by both McRae and NBC, shows the Calgary-born singer on a snowy mountain asking an owl for help getting to Milan for the Olympic opening ceremony — not to support Team Canada, but Team USA. In the ad, McRae references major American sporting events, saying, “It’s the weekend with America’s best skating for gold, and Lindsey Vonn’s epic comeback,” before adding,…
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