John Schnatter says when he saw the headlines back in 2018, he was in a state of shock and couldn’t understand it.

The founder and former chairman of Papa John’s says he is working to remove the N-word from his vocabulary.

John Schnatter spoke with OAN on Monday and said he is committed to no longer saying the word after being ousted for saying it back in 2018.

Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter attends the Indy 500 on May 23, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

 

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“We’ve had three goals for the last 20 months: To get rid of this N-word in my vocabulary and dictionary and everything else because it’s just not true,” said Schnatter.

He says when he saw the headlines back in 2018, he was in a state of shock and couldn’t understand it.

Source: Ex- Papa John’s CEO: I’ve been working to ‘get rid of N-word in my vocabulary’ for 20 months