Gucci pulls 'blackface sweater' from stores after complaints

ROME (AP) — Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores.It was the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity.In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Gucci said it was committed to diversity and considered it a "fundamental value to be fully upheld, respected and at the forefront of every decision we make."The tur