Dilbert comic strip distributor Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) has announced it will no longer work with the creator of the cartoons, Scott Adams, following allegedly racist comments he made.
In a statement, Andrews McMeel chairman Hugh Andrews and CEO and president Andy Sareyan said Universal is” severing our relationship” with Adams, adding that the “process of this termination will extend to all areas of our business with Adams and the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip.”
“As a media and communications company, AMU values free speech. We are proud to promote and share many different voices and perspectives,” Andrews and Sareyan wrote. “But we will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate. Recent comments by Scott Adams regarding race and race relations do not align with our core values as a company.”…
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