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Bruce Springsteen starred in a Super Bowl ad calling for unity in the US, but the feedback wasn’t all good – ABC News
Bruce Springsteen is lending his name to a product, in the iconic musician’s first big-time commercial. So why has the ad drawn criticism?
Bruce Springsteen popping up in a Super Bowl commercial was one of the biggest surprises in this year’s stack of high-profile ads.
No company has ever secured Springsteen’s (aka The Boss) endorsement, so his appearance was a big deal.
The sweeping ad for Jeep, called The Middle, aims for a unity message in an increasingly divided America.
But it fell flat for some who said it was “tone deaf”, particularly in the wake of the deadly US Capitol riot.
What was in the ad?
It was the strongest political…
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