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Topic | 'Papa John' Schnatter claims he was 'pushed' to use n-word |
Questionmarktarius 07/18/18 10:27:10 AM #26: | YoshitoKikuchi posted... Doe posted...I mean do we know the actual line he said? The context, apparently, is papa John being nudged by an ad company to hire Kanye for ad spots. John didn't want to be associated with a guy who uses [n-word] in his lyrics, then went on some misguided tangent about Colonel Sanders. The agency was fired, and tried to extort money from Papa John's. When that didn't work they went public. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/papa-johns-founder-speaks-out-on-resignation-the-board-and-kanye-west.html Schnatter resigned his post last week at the behest of Papa John's board after confirming the Forbes' report. However, he said the comments were taken out of context and that he was provoked into using the N-word after Laundry Service executives on the call suggested the pizza chain bring on performer Kanye West as a co-spokesman for television spots and promotions. There's a reason "let's wait for all the facts" became a meme. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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