M&M’s replaces cartoon ‘spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph after Fox News backlash
After the controversy that followed its mascot update last year, M&M's announced Monday that it is taking an "indefinite hiatus" from the use of its candy-covered mascots, saying the "last thing M&M's wanted" was to "polarize." .M&M's he said in a tweet that it is instead choosing actress Maya Rudolph as its spokesperson, someone the brand said "America can agree with."Mars Inc., the parent company of M&M's, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rudolph's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. M&M's "spoke candy" has drawn the ire of right-wing outlets including Fox News…
