Colgate terminates collaboration with Sylvia Chan after allegations of staff mistreatment

Singapore ― Sylvia Chan, a homegrown YouTuber and co-founder of Night Owl Cinematics is currently under fire for various allegations of employee mistreatment such as using slurs and expletives on her staff.

Following submissions that were given by “insiders” to Instagram account @sgcickenrice, the accusations started gaining traction.

Toothpaste brand Colgate has come forward to clarify its current working relationship with Chan after news of the allegations broke, reported Mohership.sg.

Comments were left on Colgate’s Instagram page enquiring about the status of Chan’s brand ambassadorship. Following that, the brand responded to individual comments confirming that it has terminated “all related collaborations” although the allegations are “still under investigation”.

The brand also emphasised that it does “not tolerate any negative behaviours” and will continue to be the brand that “champions optimism”.

Colgate responded as follows:

“Thank you for reaching out to us, and we truly appreciate your sharing towards this matter with us. We understand the gravity of issues concerning Sylvia. Even though the allegations are still under investigation, we decided to terminate all related collaborations with her. Rest assured that Colgate does not tolerate any negative behaviors, and we will continue to be the brand that champions optimism. Once again, Thank you for reaching out to us and have a great weekend.”

According to a direct message seen on @sgcickenrice, beverage brand Milo apparently also distanced itself from Chan, clarifying that it is not working with Chan at the moment as its campaign has ended.

Milo added that it does “not condone any form of unacceptable behaviour”.

Born Jan 2, 1988, Sylvia Chan is the co-founder of Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) alongside her ex-husband Ryan Tan. Tan is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the company while Chan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Tan oversees NOC’s video direction and Chan handles the company’s corporate matters and public relations, while occasionally hosting some YouTube videos.

As of 1 June 2020, their YouTube channel has over 990,000 subscribers. Chan has 247,000 followers on Instagram. /TISG