Overview
- 50 Cent posted a viral video tossing Campbell’s soup and repeating a claim that the company’s chicken was 3D‑printed, then said he would visit a facility.
- Campbell’s replied on TikTok inviting him to see production firsthand and reiterated that it uses real, quality ingredients, including real chicken.
- The company previously confirmed a leaked recording was authentic and said the executive heard in it, identified in reports as Martin Bally, is no longer employed.
- Campbell’s labeled the executive’s remarks vulgar, offensive and false, issued an apology, and published a fact sheet denying any use of 3D‑printed, lab‑grown or bioengineered meat.
- Robert Garza, the employee who recorded the meeting, was later terminated and has sued alleging racial discrimination and retaliation.