Burberry Mistook Riz Ahmed For Dev Patel At BAFTA 2017 And Twitter Got REALLY Nasty!

Ok! So, it was big night for Dev Patel at the 70th British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards on February 12th and he even bagged the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for ‘Lion’. Happy news, right?

Happy for Dev, but not-so-happy for fashion brand he was donning – Burberry. Well, there was a teenie-tiny bit of confusion the guys over at Burberry’s social media handles were battling with.

Instead of Dev’s, they by mistake put up ‘The Night Of’ star Riz Ahmed’s photo while congratulating Patel for the win. ?

 

They quickly realised the gaffe and rectified their mistake while using correct image of Dev.

Celebrating the #EEBAFTAs in London this evening, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner #DevPatel wears a @Burberry custom made navy tuxedo pic.twitter.com/pj6Fwy8XCm

— Burberry (@Burberry) February 12, 2017

 

And, of Riz correctly.

Actor @rizmc wearing a grey mohair tuxedo on the #EEBAFTA red carpet at the @RoyalAlbertHall this evening pic.twitter.com/SMzuKaLDNi

— Burberry (@Burberry) February 12, 2017

It so happened that both the dapper British stars were wearing Burberry suits and hence, the mix-up.

But the damage was already done and Tweeple didn’t let go of the opportunity to rub the mistake in Burberry’s face.

1. That sarcasm, there!

Great work @burberry, nothing like confusing @rizmc for #DevPatel at the @bafta's 😂. Riz isn't… https://t.co/nM4MXP6r9O

— Messiah Kaeto (@MessiahKaeto) February 13, 2017

 

2. Our thoughts exactly.

Dear @Burberry
All asian men look the same now?#RIZAHMED #DevPatel pic.twitter.com/2uGNlTgvYH

— Jasmine Dotiwala (@jasminedotiwala) February 13, 2017

 

3. They both are well-known in the media.

Burberry just confused @RizMC for Dev Patel because all brown people look the same? This is why we need to diversify our media. pic.twitter.com/d4iIITHNdo

— Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) February 13, 2017

 

4. Haha! This comic nailed it!

Bloody loved Dev Patel in #TheNightOf and also loved @rizmc in #Slumdogmillionaire. Both amazing Sri Lankan actors. 👏🏻 @Burberry

— Abdullah Afzal (@Abdullah_Azfal) February 13, 2017

 

5. We can only imagine the confusion.

It's lucky #ZaynMalik wasn't at the #BAFTAs or it really would have caused confusion @Burberry #DevPatel #RIZAHMED https://t.co/xydTUoPeNv

— Alia Waheed (@AliaWaheed) February 13, 2017

 

6. A valid point.

So @Burberry can't tell two brown people apart. Hint. That's not Dev Patel, but you custom made his suit so you should know #BAFTAs https://t.co/5fwDJJJ4V4

— Chella Ramanan 🍒🇬🇩 (@ChellaRamanan) February 13, 2017

 

7. Stereotyping tuxes, too!

Hey #Burberry I guess all Tuxedos look the same , or could it be all Asian actors !! #RizAhmed #DevPatel #Baftas2017 #BestSupportingActor pic.twitter.com/SnYlL5xdYm

— Manish Sahi (@mansahi) February 12, 2017

 

8. She is tired? Now, I am confused.

https://twitter.com/saintbarbaraa/status/830945857520427010

 

9. This guy gave himself an award.

I'm actor in a supporting role winner #DevPatel too! #burberry #BAFTA2017 #BAFTAs https://t.co/NsdqcdVKFx

— Ray (@Scriptplayer101) February 13, 2017

 

10. The request for apology.

https://twitter.com/ElenaPyrgiotis/status/830934970277433346

Will the people over at Burberry apologise?

If this blows out of proportion any further then someone’s getting sacked!

#Burberry mistakes #RizAhmed for #DevPatel!
Here's what happened: https://t.co/JLXq8JdSd0#StyleTalkies pic.twitter.com/Uk1YhP02t2

— Style Talkies (@StyleTalkies) February 15, 2017

Aren’t the two hotties looking extremely sharp? ?

Cover Image Source