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Lucy Shelley
Jun 28, 2024

Was WPP right to give Elon Musk a platform at Cannes Lions?

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Clockwise from top left: Tamara Littleton, Marty Davies, Jerry Daykin, Elon Musk and Mark Read, Sarah Treliving and Ndubuisi Uchea

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