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Chipotle clarifies Bill Ackman 'not affiliated' with chain after billionaire's ICE agent donation

Chipotle moved to distance itself from billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after he donated to a fundraiser aimed at supporting the ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman.The fast-casual restaurant chain that specializes in burritos, tacos and bowls took to social media platform Threads Monday to post a one-sentence statement to clarify that "Bill Ackman is not affiliated with Chipotle."Chipotle moved forward with that post in response to a viral post on Threads that called for a boycott of Chipotle and inaccurately claimed Ackman owned the company in a post tha...