Tucker Carlson has lost another advertiser: seafood chain Red Lobster confirmed to TheWrap that it will drop the primetime Fox News program.
“Red Lobster’s advertising buying guidelines reflect our core values and commitment to supporting programming that represents the highest standards of good taste, fair practice and objectivity. We reserve the right to make changes to our purchases when the dialogue is no longer in line with our criteria,” the company said in a statement to TheWrap on Tuesday.
Online activists started an advertiser boycott last December when Carlson said illegal immigrants made the United States “poorer” and “dirtier,” and the show has since lost at least 25 sponsors. The program has run with fewer commercials in recent weeks.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Dropped by at Least 25 Advertisers Over Immigration Comments
A spokesperson for Red Lobster declined to say what exactly Carlson said that might have precipitated the decision. The...
“Red Lobster’s advertising buying guidelines reflect our core values and commitment to supporting programming that represents the highest standards of good taste, fair practice and objectivity. We reserve the right to make changes to our purchases when the dialogue is no longer in line with our criteria,” the company said in a statement to TheWrap on Tuesday.
Online activists started an advertiser boycott last December when Carlson said illegal immigrants made the United States “poorer” and “dirtier,” and the show has since lost at least 25 sponsors. The program has run with fewer commercials in recent weeks.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Dropped by at Least 25 Advertisers Over Immigration Comments
A spokesperson for Red Lobster declined to say what exactly Carlson said that might have precipitated the decision. The...
- 1/8/2019
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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