'Guantanamo' Fashion Party At Coachella Too Controversial For Sponsors

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The fashion industry is known for embracing controversy. But several brands have recently found themselves in a situation too controversial for comfort. True Religion and Smashbox have both pulled out as sponsors of a "Guantanamo"-themed party, to be hosted by Le Baron and Flaunt magazine at Coachella.

The party is called New Guantanamo and is being billed as a "unique and painfully pleasurable pop up experience," Refinery29 reports. The invite, featuring a photo of party-goers with machine guns, promises "pleasurable torture courtesy of Smashbox Studios" and states that both Smashbox and True Religion are sponsors.

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