Last week, John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John’s pizza chain, was forced to resign after it was leaked to the media that he used the N-word during a conference call in May. Telling his side of the story in an exclusive interview with WLKY News, Schnatter remained apologetic for using the word, but explained that the word was said as an example of racism and not in a derogatory fashion. He also said that he felt “provoked” into using the word and claimed the media agency on the conference call tried to blackmail him for $6 million over the incident, to which Schnatter replied, “I’m not for sale.”
“It doesn’t matter the context,” Schnatter told WLKY News. “The fact of the matter is that word hurts people. It was a strategy session, it was training. … I was just repeating what somebody else said. I was actually kind of provoked a little bit.”
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