Jolly Rancher Tweets About 5Pointz, Then Takes it Back

Over the weekend Gothamist caught a bizarre Tweet issued by Jolly Rancher: the above photo, with the caption “5 Pointz untamed.” It’s thoroughly unclear to us what Jolly Rancher is trying to say about the whitewashing of 5Pointz, but it appears to be a copy of this much better advertisement/tribute. The 5Pointz folks, for one, were unhappy with the shout out. They put out this Tweet on Saturday: “such a disgrace 2 months after it happened trying to copy a cool absolut tribute wooooaaaaaw so bad.” Jolly Rancher ultimately deleted the Tweet yesterday, saying “We apologize for our tweet re: @5PointzNYC. We meant no disrespect to the area or artists. The tweet has been deleted.”

Jolly Rancher Breaks Silence On Demise Of 5Pointz [Gothamist]