BREAKING NEWS: Justin Thomas Loses Ralph Lauren Sponsor Over Homophobic Slur

Justin Thomas and Polo Ralph Lauren go hand and hand, but that relationship is over. 

During the 3rd round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions last week, Justin Thomas was heard saying “f****t” on a hot microphone. After the round, he apologized profusely – saying “There’s absolutely no reason for me to say anything like that. It’s terrible. I’m extremely embarrassed. It’s not who I am.” – but that wasn’t good enough for Polo. They have officially withdrawn their sponsorship of Justin Thomas, and he will have to look for a new brand to play for. 

This is what Ralph Lauren had to say…

“We are disheartened by Mr. Thomas’s recent language, which is entirely inconsistent with our values. While we acknowledge that he has apologized and recognizes the severity of his words, he is a paid ambassador of our brand and his actions conflict with the inclusive culture that we strive to uphold. In reflecting on the responsibility we have to all of our stakeholders, we have decided to discontinue our sponsorship of Mr. Thomas at this time. As we make this decision, our hope is that Mr. Thomas does the hard and necessary work in order to partner with us again – truly examining this incident, learning, growing and ultimately using his platform to promote inclusion.”

They left the door open for the relationship to continue down the road, but this statement feels more like a ‘goodbye’ to me than a ‘see you later’. 

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