Papa John’s chairman John Schnatter resigns after N-word apology

John Schnatter, face of the Papa John’s pizza chain, has resigned hours after publicly apologising for using the N-word during a conference call with Laundry Service, the marketing agency.
The racial slur was spoken during a reported role-playing exercise designed to give Schnatter experience of handling difficult situations but which instead prompted Schnatter to draw comparison with KFC founder Colonel Sanders - whom he claimed had never drawn criticism for use of the N-word.
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