Now the clown is trying to sue the company he confounded. His reason? He says the board didnt do an investigation and fired him on innuendo. All this after he admitted he used the n-word.
Papa John's founder says it was a 'mistake' to resign
"Schnatter claimed the agency asked if he was racist, and he used the N-word in describing how KFC's Colonel Sanders used to talk. Schnatter said he wouldn't ever use that word -- although he just had."
He still owns over 30% of the company worth over $800 million His control of the company is still large. Ad marketing agency Laundry Service (a contractor working for Papa John's) employees blasted John Schnatter use of the N-word across social media. Wouldn't any conversation in-between Papa John's personnel and Laundry Services Inc. be covered under a non-disclosure clause within their contract.
Who would ever now hire Laundry Services Inc. I think their boat is sunk.
From your link,
"Last week, the
Papa John's founder resigned after he admitted to using the N-word on a conference call with marketing agency Laundry Service.
In his letter, he said Laundry Service wanted to hire rapper Kanye West to represent Papa John's in advertising materials, but Schnatter wasn't on board with the idea because West uses the N-word in his lyrics.
Schnatter claimed the agency asked if he was racist, and he used the N-word in describing how KFC's Colonel Sanders used to talk. Schnatter said he wouldn't ever use that word -- although he just had.
He also alleged that Laundry Service tried to extort Papa John's by threatening to go public with Schnatter's comments. Laundry Service didn't immediately return CNNMoney's request for comment.
Schnatter has hired Patricia Glaser, an attorney to represent him to the board. She sent a separate letter saying any attempt to remove Schnatter from the board without a "proper vote of the shareholders will be null and void." He still owns roughly 30% of the company's shares.
Papa John's (
PZZA)has been distancing itself from the cofounder since the scandal erupted last week. He was
kicked out of his office and the brand has scrapped Schnatter's image from its pizza boxes and
pulled ads that featured him.
Read the full letter below: "