US retail giant Bloomingdale's has been forced to apologise after an advert in its Christmas catalogue sparked outrage that it encouraged date rape.

The ad, from the department store made famous by Friends, features a man staring at a laughing woman with the tagline: "Spike your best friend's eggnog when they're not looking".

The controversial Bloomingdales commercial making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

But critics took to Twitter to vent their anger.