Ulta Beauty Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Kate Spade Email

Sunday was the start of May and Mental Health awareness month.

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Apparently, Ulta Beauty just didn’t get the memo.

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They sent out an email with the subject line, “Come hang with Kate Spade.”

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Kate Spade committed suicide by hanging in 2018.

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At the time, her husband Andy said that she had been struggling with depression.

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Many fans called out the beauty brand’s “disgusting” email.

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“Is this some kind of sick joke?” one user tweeted. “Disgusting.”

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Ulta Beauty apologized for the “insensitive subject line.”

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“Thank you for understanding as we strive to do better,” they concluded.

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