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  • 2017-10-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Did the CEO of Hardwick Clothes Cut Ties With the NFL Over 'Unpatriotic' Protests? (en)
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  • In the midst of an ongoing controversy over protests by professional football players and coaches during the national anthem, reports emerged in late September 2017 that the CEO of a clothing company and payday lender had cut ties with the league in response to what he deemed a lack of patriotism. Fox Business wrote: The story is true. On 26 September 2017, Jones, who also owns Buy Here Pay Here U.S.A. and U.S. Money Shops, posted a screenshot to his Facebook page showing an email instructing his ad-buyer to stop any commercials for his companies from being broadcast during NFL games. In the Facebook post accompanying the email, Jones concluded: TAKING A STAND...NOT A KNEE! In a subsequent interview with Fox Business's Stuart Varney, Jones added that the removal of the advertisements would last for at least the remainder of the current season. It's not clear how much NFL-related advertising expenditure had been slated by Jones's companies this season. A representative for his management company was not immediately available for comment. (en)
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