Papa John's

Forbes reported on July 11, 2018, that Schnatter used the n-word during a May media-training call; he confirmed it. The same reporting noted his November 2017 comments blaming NFL anthem protests—led by Black players—for hurting sales. In August 2018 the Rev. Gerome Sutton and Louisville’s African-American Think Tank called a boycott. Schnatter later told the board, CBS reported, that he never used the word as a racial epithet.

• Chairman resigned
  May–July 2018: n-word on a media-training callForbes reported on July 11, 2018, that Papa John’s founder John Schnatter used the n-word on a May conference call with marketing firm Laundry Service, arranged as media training after earlier public-relations damage. Schnatter confirmed to Forbes that reports of “inappropriate and hurtful language” during that session were true, apologized, and resigned as chairman that evening. NPR recorded the same resignation. That is his confirmation of the language, not a court finding.Source: NPR ↗
• Boycott called
  2017 anthem comments and an August 2018 boycott callForbes’s 2018 report noted that Schnatter had caused an uproar in November 2017 by blaming NFL national-anthem protests for slowing Papa John’s sales. Those protests were led by Black players, beginning with Colin Kaepernick. On August 8, 2018, the Columbia Tribune (Courier Journal) reported that Rev. Gerome Sutton of Louisville’s African-American Think Tank called a boycott of Papa John’s over the company’s handling of the n-word episode, including demands such as an African-American board member. A boycott call is public pressure, not a court order.Source: Columbia Tribune / Courier Journal ↗