Sinus Buster Halts Ad Plans For A&E Over Dog The Bounty Hunter's Racial Rant

With a brewing racial scandal on the set of A&E's popular show "Dog The Bounty Hunter", SiCap Industries, makers of Sinus Buster capsaicin nasal sprays has halted plans to advertise on the Arts & Entertainment network until the show is permanently pulled.

We wanted to launch our new tv spots for 2008 on A&E and on Dog's show in particular. He was a hero of mine until I heard a tape of him spewing racist remarks as if it meant nothing. I'm disgusted by him. He used the (N-word) multiple times in the most hateful way you could ever imagine. That's when I decided to dump his show from our marketing plans

Albany, NY (PRWEB) November 3, 2007 -- With a brewing racial scandal on the set of A&E's popular show "Dog The Bounty Hunter", SiCap Industries LLC, makers of Sinus Buster capsaicin nasal sprays has halted plans to advertise on the Arts & Entertainment network until the show is permanently pulled.

"We wanted to launch our new tv spots for 2008 on A&E and on Dog's show in particular. He was a hero of mine until I heard a tape of him spewing racist remarks as if it meant nothing. I'm disgusted by him. He used the (N-word) multiple times in the most hateful way you could ever imagine. That's when I decided to dump his show from our marketing plans," says Wayne Perry, president of SiCap Industries, LLC.

Perry is referring to a taped conversation between Duane "Dog" Chapman and his son Tucker that was posted online this week. In the conversation, Chapman threatens to disown his son for dating an African American woman, and continuously uses the "N-Word" referring to the girlfriend and African Americans in general. Chapman has issued a public apology, but he may not get off that easily.

A&E was planning a nine-episode marathon of Chapman's show tonight, but network officials are saying they would make a decision some time today on whether they would air the show at all. A&E has also temporarily halted production of the show until further notice.

"They should pull the show completely and never air reruns or anything with Chapman ever again. A&E should wash their hands of this guy. Dog's rant has personally disrupted my faith in people, and we will never associate any of our brands with any forum that supports racism in any way. As far as we're concerned, the only way A&E will be in our ad budget next year is if they dump the Dog. This goes far beyond what Don Imus said on MSNBC, and they fired him immediately," adds Perry.

Yum Brands Inc., parent company of top brands like Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have also pulled their ads effective immediately. A spokesperson for Yum referred to Chapman's behavior as "despicable."

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