New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art said it would no longer accept gifts from members of the Sackler family, the principal owners of a pharmaceutical company behind the painkiller blamed for fueling the opioid epidemic.
“Nonetheless, in consideration of the ongoing litigation, the prudent course of action at this time is to suspend acceptance of gifts from individuals associated with this public health crisis," Weiss added.The Met is one of several cultural centers that have enjoyed the Sacklers' largesse over decades, helping the family earn a reputation as transatlantic patrons of the arts and generous philanthropists.
Purdue Pharma faces some 1,600 lawsuits that accuse it of promoting OxyContin while downplaying the drug's addictive properties. In March, itMassachusetts last yearof the Sackler family in a complaint that accused the company of spinning a “web of illegal deceit” to boost profits. Purdue, which has denied the allegations, has generated sales of more than $35 billion since debuting OxyContin in 1995,
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