ESTEE Lauder executive John Demsey has reportedly been fired after outrage broke out over a racial slur in an Instagram post uploaded on his profile.
It comes just days after Demsey was suspended after a meme was posted to Demsey's Instagram account in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The photo apparently showed a spoof book cover of the children's show Sesame Street with text including racial slurs, including the N-word.
The text also reportedly included Covid, and showed the character Big Bird with a face mask photoshopped on.
The image has since been deleted.
In a memo obtained by the Journal revealing the firing, the company said: "The decision is a result of his recent Instagram posts, which do not reflect the values of The Estee Lauder Companies, have caused widespread offense, are damaging to our efforts to drive inclusivity both inside and outside our walls, and do not reflect the judgment we expect of our leaders."
Demsey took to Instagram last week to apologize for the post, calling the meme racist and saying "there are not enough words to express my remorse and sorrow."
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Demsey has over 73,000 Instagram followers and has published over 50,000 posts.
It is unclear who will take care of his duties in his absence.
Demsey serves as executive group president and oversees a variety of brands including MAC and Clinique.
He had been with Estee Lauder since 2006, and with MAC since 1998, according to his LinkedIn.
The US Sun has reached out to Estee Lauder for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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