This time the exits are over the host’s stance on the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed against police violence and racism.
Both Disney and T-Mobile have cut ties with the primetime Tucker Carlson Tonight over the host’s polarizing stance on the Black Lives Matter movement and the desire for justice and equality in America. Along with Papa Johns and SmilDirectClub, the media giant and the telecommunications brand faced a backlash in recent days for their association with Carlson and his belief that the well attended protests were “Black Lives Matter riots”
Or put another way, putting money in Rupert Murdoch’s corporate pocket was not a branding position they clearly wanted to be in at this moment in America.
Fox News did not respond to request for comment tonight on the ad exits.
While having run ads about 29 times this year on the much watched FNC, sources tell Deadline that the ads for ABC shows on Tucker Carlson were placed in error by third parties.
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