Papa John is Papa gone
The Associated Press is reporting that John Schnatter—known to fans of greasy, pepperoni-laden cheesebread and shitty TV spots everywhere by his self-applied nom de pizza, Papa John—is stepping down as the CEO for his blandly ubiquitous restaurant chain. Schnatter’s departure comes just a few weeks after he plunged his company into a social media shitshow, openly complaining about the effects of the NFL protest movement on the company sales, and inadvertently injecting unwanted politics into the already desperate decision-making process that normally accompanies a last-minute, “Aw, fuck it,” Papa John’s order.