If you’ve ever pieced together a business concept, chances are you drew inspiration from somewhere. Whether it be fond memories in your grandma’s kitchen or a childhood fascination with airplanes, inspiration can come from many places. Perhaps even your local boba tea shop .

A bubble tea company called Bobba is in hot water after Chinese Canadian actor Simu Liu voiced concerns about cultural appropriation on CBC’s “Dragons’ Den.”

Canadian boba tea brand Bobba has issued a public apology after Marvel actor Simu Liu accused the company of cultural appropriation during an appearance on CBC’s Dragons' Den .

A tempest in a teacup (with a side of tapioca pearls) has been brewing on social media. So why is TikTok in an uproar over bubble tea - and cultural appropriation? The saga kicked off last week, when an episode of “Dragons’ Den” aired Thursday on Canadian network CBC.

Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series.

A boba tea company apologized after Simu Liu called them out for cultural appropriation on his Canadian reality series Dragons' Den. During a recent episode of Dragons' Den, which is a Canadian version of Shark Tank,