& # 39; Papa John & # 39; Schnatter says that he was "pushed" to use n-word

Pizza chain Papa John's moved Friday to erase the memory of founder John Schnatter –

The chain, with 5,212 sites, said that it would remove the resemblance of the executive 56 years of its logo, promotional material and other marketing efforts, a few days after drawing attention to the use of N-word during a business-to-business conference call .

In addition, Major League Baseball ceased its Papa Slam promotion with the company based in Louisville, Kentucky. At least 12 MLB teams – including the Yankees and Mets from here Friday – have dropped local sponsorships. Also Friday, the University of Louisville said it would remove Schnatter's name from its football stadium.

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The 34-year-old pizza chain plans to hire an independent expert to audit all the processes, policies and systems of the company related to diversity and inclusion, chief executive Steve Ritchie said in a statement. Ritchie pointed out that the chain, with 120,000 employees and members of the franchise team, is more than Schnatter.

Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon, Schnatter, in an interview on WHAS, a Louisville radio station, said he's the N-word during the conference call.

"The agency was promoting this vocabulary … they pushed me." This caused a lot of grief for my community, for my university, "said Schnatter." My employees are clueless, they are crushed, and all because I was neglected and that I was not so sensitive. It's the same mistake I made on the NFL's comments. "

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Papa John's, a longtime NFL sponsor, has saw his sales deteriorate because of the protest of the national anthem of the players of the league.

These comments led him to resign from his post of CEO. Learn more about this history in the New York Post.