Pepsi pulls cringeworthy Kendall Jenner ad after massive backlash

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Well, that didn't last long.

Pepsi said Wednesday it will remove its widely panned commercial featuring Kendall Jenner after the company faced a massive backlash on social media this week. The soda giant will also no longer run the ad on TV.

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— Jennifer Maloney (@maloneyfiles) April 5, 2017

The statement is a drastic about-face from the company's previous stance, which stood by the ad on Tuesday evening.

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