Joss Sackler (born Jaseleen A. Ruggles)[1] is a fashion designer. She is also known for her marriage to David Sackler (of the Sackler family), whose father Richard Sackler was the chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, and oversaw its manufacturing of the highly addictive opioid Oxycontin, a leading drug in the opioid epidemic.[2][3][4]
Joss Sackler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jaseleen A. Ruggles |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | City University of New York |
| Spouse | David Sackler |
| Relatives | Sackler family |
Early life
editSackler was born in 1984 to a Canadian diplomat and spent part of her childhood in Japan.[1]
She attended graduate school in linguistics and wrote her dissertation on the risk assessment of violent threats made by the Mexican cartels.[5]
Career
editSackler is best known for her public feud with Courtney Love in September 2019. Attempting to fill seats at her fashion show for her LBV brand, Sackler offered $100,000 to Love, a recovering opioid addict.[6]
Sackler maintains that her brand has no connection to Purdue Pharma.[7]
The brand has received negative reviews from fashion critics.[8]
Personal life
editJoss is married to David Sackler, son of Richard Sackler who was a key figure in the controversial development and marketing of Oxycontin at Purdue Pharma. David Sackler himself sat on the board of directors at Purdue Pharma.[9][10]
Controversy
editJoss Sackler along with the Sackler family have been criticized for their role in the Opioid epidemic in the United States as Purdue Pharma created and aggressively marketed OxyContin one of the most addicting opioids.[11]
In the media
editVanity Fair described her and her husband David as "near pariahs."[7]
John Oliver on Last Week Tonight's Episode 229 "Opioids III" covered the role the Sackler family has played in the Opioid epidemic in the United States and devoted a segment discussing Joss Sackler and her reiterated attempts to use her doctoral title (in linguistics) as a veneer of knowledge in public health.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Keefe, Patrick Radden (April 13, 2021). Empire of Pain The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 290. ISBN 9780385545693.
- ^ "The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis". Esquire. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Keefe, Patrick Radden (October 23, 2017). "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets | Official Site for Patients & Caregivers". Oxycontin.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Ruggles, Jaseleen (2014). "The Degree of Certainty System in Written Spanish in Mexico". CUNY Academic Works.
- ^ Mondalek, Alexandra (September 10, 2019). "Can a Fashion Line Backed by Joss Sackler Find Success?". Fashionista. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b McLean, Bethany (June 19, 2019). ""WE DIDN'T CAUSE THE CRISIS": DAVID SACKLER PLEADS HIS CASE ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Froelich, Paula (February 8, 2020). "Miami shuns Sackler family: 'We don't want you here'". The New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker. October 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Sacklers Launched OxyContin. Everyone Knows It Now". Vanity Fair. May 6, 2021.
- ^ Vanamee, Norman (May 16, 2019). "How Sackler Became the Most Toxic Name in Philanthropy". Town & Country.
- ^ "John Oliver Returns to the Sackler Family and the Opioid Crisis". pastemagazine.com. August 9, 2021.