PHILADELPHIA—Announcing the company would dissolve its longtime partnership in light of the controversy over his fraudulent financial disclosures, telecommunications giant Comcast stated Thursday that ethical complaints against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had forced it to drop him as a spokesperson. “It’s…
PHILADELPHIA—Announcing the company would dissolve its longtime partnership in light of the controversy over his fraudulent financial disclosures, telecommunications giant Comcast stated Thursday that ethical complaints against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had forced it to drop him as a spokesperson.
“It’s regretful that we have to part ways with a figure so familiar to TV viewers from his popular ads for our Xfinity-brand cable service, but Justice Thomas’ alleged behavior falls far short of Comcast’s standards,” said company vice president Leondra Scott, noting that production would end on the beloved commercials in which Thomas turns to the camera, smiles, and delivers his catchphrase, “Clarence has your back!” “We’re so disappointed to have to scrap the upcoming campaign in which...
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