Clips from Canada’s Dragons’ Den have gone viral after guest Simu Liu called out bubble tea business Bobba for cultural appropriation. Now investing Dragon Manjit Minhas has withdrawn her $1 million investment offer, Bobba is scrambling to do damage control, and Liu is calling for calm as they receive a significant amount of criticism online.
If you’ve missed the firestorm that’s completely taken over Asian TikTok during the past few days, here’s the rundown.
What happened during Simu Liu’s viral appearance on Dragon’s Den?
In the latest episode of Dragon’s Den, Québec City entrepreneurs Sébastien Fiset and Jess Frenette sought a $1 million investment from the Dragons in exchange for 18 percent of their ready-to-drink bubble tea business Bobba. Describing their business as “unique,” the duo expressed a desire to sell their pre-prepared boba company to Pepsi for $1 billion within the next five years.
Unfortunately for them, Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu is …