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Did Reba McEntire talk about relieving arthritis and back pain with CBD gummies in a short video clip?

By Sarah Thompson
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A clip of singer and businesswoman Reba McEntire speaking was taken from a live TikTok broadcast where she briefly talked about having been sick with COVID-19 and encouraged her audience to be safe. In a 2020 interview McEntire told pridesource.com that she has not invested in a CBD company.

The short clip of McEntire speaking appears in a CBD Gummy advertisement. A caption appears over the video clip of McEntire speaking that reads: "Reba Shares Medical Gummies For Effective Pain Relief."

This video clip was taken out of context and given a false meaning. McEntire was not talking about CBD gummies or encouraging people to use CBD gummies; she was talking about her experience being sick with COVID-19. The clip in question appears at the 21:17 mark in the full video. 

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