Overview
- An Instagram Live featuring Huda Mustafa and Louis Russell included a caller using a racial slur about Olandria Carthen, and their initial laughter and confusion went viral.
- Huda Beauty announced on October 31 that it terminated its collaboration with Mustafa, saying her behavior did not align with company values.
- The company removed Mustafa-related campaign materials from store displays and social media following the decision.
- Mustafa first suggested she hadn’t clearly heard the slur, then issued a fuller apology to Carthen and pledged a personal donation to the NAACP; Russell also apologized for his flustered response.
- Carthen condemned the language and urged donations to Black-led organizations including UNCF, the NAACP, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, as coverage links the episode to a broader pattern of race-related controversies tied to season 7.