Chinese news website Jing Daily reported that the films had been removed from social network Weibo, a report that CNBC has not been able to verify. Jing Daily also said that “Boycott Dolce” had been mentioned more than 18,000 times on Weibo.
This is not the first time the fashion house has attracted controversy. In 2015, the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said: “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is the traditional one,” attracting protests outside their London store.
The company has outlets in 25 cities in China, according to store listings on its website. Chinese luxury consumers account for over 500 billion yuan ($72 billion) in annual spending, representing almost a third of the global luxury market, according to a 2017 McKinsey report.
Dolce and Gabbana had not responded to CNBC’s request for comment at the time of publication.
- CNBC’s Saheli Roy Choudhury contributed to this report.
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