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A cryptocurrency firm at the centre of a scandal involving guests eating sushi from semi naked models is to hold an urgent review into the event and 'embarrassing' fallout - and issued a grovelling apology.
Copper Technologies – which is chaired by former chancellor Philip Hammond – was thrown into the spotlight after photographs of the event that was a flashback to the City's debauched 80s heyday were leaked.
In them two models – a man and a woman wearing only thin body suits to protect their modesty - can be seen lying on a table while guests nibble at party food placed around them.
The event was held at The Mandrake Hotel in London earlier this month after Copper sponsored the Digital Assets Summit, and was an after show party for selected guests who had attended the conference.
In a lengthy statement Copper admitted the event was 'embarrassing' and that a review was being held into the party which they said was arranged by a 'third party event planner'.
The image shows a group of men in the red-lacquered room at the five-star Mandrake hotel in central London, with a partially naked man and woman lying motionless on the table in front of them
The event was held at The Mandrake Hotel (pictured) in London earlier this month after Copper sponsored the Digital Assets Summit, and was an after show party for selected guests who had attended the conference
Pointedly ignoring the fact the models were surrounded by sushi they described them as 'performance artists' and added that other acts included a 'magician mentalist and palm reader'.
In the pictures – which were taken in a red-lacquered room at the five star Mandrake - a board has been placed on their stomachs and a pillow under their heads.
Mr Hammond did not attend the event and semi naked sushi is also known as Nyotaimori and has been blasted as degrading and objectifying.
In their statement Copper said: 'As you will have seen, today, various
