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23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
9/11 Victim's Daughter Slams Etsy for Selling Garfield T-Shirt Making Light of the Tragedy: ‘Couldn't Believe My Eyes'
The daughter of a 9/11 victim is criticizing Etsy after she said she received targeted advertisements from the online marketplace that showed an upsetting image spoofing the 2001 tragedy. Amy Stabile told Fox 5 New York that she had been scrolling through Facebook when she saw an Etsy ad for T-shirts with a 9/11-themed design of Garfield and New York City's World Trade Center Twin Towers. The shirts depicted Garfield in the shape of an airplane flying into the character's favorite food — lasagna — in the shape of the towers. The shirt read, '9/11? Yeah! I'll take 911 … orders of lasagna!' Nearly 3,000 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Stabile's dad, Herman Broghammer, died in the attacks that day. Related: Touching 9/11 Tributes Made Over the Years by Survivors and Those Who've Lost Loved Ones 'I just couldn't believe my eyes,' Stabile recalled to Fox 5 New York after seeing the shirts online. 'Thousands of lives were murdered [in the 9/11 incident].' "When I saw Garfield — I didn't even understand how it goes together," she continued. "There are so many things you could put on a T-shirt. Why this? You feel so crushed that someone, anyone, could think that the loss of these lives is funny.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The seller of the T-shirts, NelliesNestStore, is based in Australia, though they ship out of North Carolina, Fox 5 New York reported. The store's profile reads, "Silly Merch for Silly Dudes" and boasts a five-star rating. The seller has since taken the T-shirts down from the website as of Saturday, March 22. PEOPLE has reached out to Etsy for comment on the incident. Related: 9/11 Firefighter's Daughter Says Helping Kids Is How She Honors Her 'Father's Legacy' — and Heals (Exclusive) According to Etsy's current policies, items that 'promote, support or glorify hatred' or 'violence' are prohibited from the site. A spokesperson for the company told Fox 5 New York that humor is subjective and that the platform did not plan to remove the items. A spokesperson also told the outlet that it would take a closer look to make sure that the T-shirts depicting Garfield and 9/11 didn't end up in ads. Stabile, meanwhile, is calling for stricter policies on the market selling platform. She told Fox 5 New York: "Maybe it's time to start creating policies where this goes against your company policies. You're making money [off] terrorism. Where are these companies? Stand up for the families of 9/11 and do something about this." 'At some point you want to say, 'Have some humanity and think about how you're making your money,' " she added. Read the original article on People
South China Morning Post
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Eva Mendes' brother Carlo Mendez, who plays Hector in Dexter: Original Sin
Eva Mendes and her younger brother Carlo Mendez are both actors. Photos: @cmendez78/Instagram Celebrity Families Eva Mendes may have retired from acting, but her brother Carlo Mendez's career is thriving. Actress Eva Mendes is a retired actress who has starred in films such as Hitch and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Photo: WireImage Although he has been in the industry for years, Carlo is back in the limelight for his latest role as Hector Estrada in the TV series, Dexter: Original Sin . 'It's tough, I've been at it for about 16, 17 years now and I still have a long way to go,' he said of his acting career to date in an interview with Fox5 New York on February 5. 'It's the journey, I have to enjoy the journey of it. Every step and everything I get makes me a better actor and it makes me even hungrier to get what I want.' Carlo Mendez is currently starring as a recurring character in Dexter: Original Sin. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram When asked about his sister and what she's been up to, he said that she's 'taking care of her family and kids and stuff like that'. Despite having a famous sister, Mendez hasn't always had it easy. 'Of course it's been a struggle, up and down, like it is for everybody when it comes to acting. You got your moments where you're booked up – and then you don't know where your next job is coming from,' he recently told the Boston Herald. 'It's a very tough industry. There's a lot of competition. You just have to keep working hard.' 'In having a famous sibling, most people don't know unless they happen to find out we have the same last name,' he added. He said that he doesn't ask his sister for favours either. 'We talk, but I don't talk to her when it comes to the business. I'm not trying to ask for any favours,' he told the Herald. 'I'm just trying to do as much as I can on my own and prove myself as much as I can.' Carlo Mendez playing a firefighter for one of his acting roles. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram Here's what we know about Eva Mendes' lesser-known sibling who's promptly making a name for himself in the entertainment world. What is Carlo Mendez's background?
