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U.K. Shouts Racism Over Couples Retreat Poster

The film Couples Retreat follows four couples who go on a retreat in hopes of fixing their relationships. So why are there only three couples on the international poster?  Faizon Love and Kali Hawk, who are both African American, are mysteriously missing from the movie posters in the British ads, which prompted some in the U.K. to question...

Natalie Abrams
Natalie Abrams

The film Couples Retreatfollows four couples who go on a retreat in hopes of fixing their relationships. So why are there only three couples on the international poster? 

Faizon Love and Kali Hawk, who are both African American, are mysteriously missing from the movie posters in the British ads, which prompted some in the U.K. to question whether the decision to omit these cast members was based on their race.

Couples Retreat tops box office

A rep for Universal told the Daily Mailthat the poster was "simplified" for the U.K. and international markets, though they have since abandoned plans to use it in other countries. The studio "regretted causing offense.