[(Title)] Papa John's ex-CEO apologizes for using racial slur in May conference call.

John Schnatter will step down as chief operating officer but remain chairman of the board.

施纳特(JohnSchnatter)将卸任首席运营官，但仍然担任董事长。

The ex-CEO of Papa John's has issued an apology after a report claimed he used an offensive racial slur during a May 2018 conference call with a marketing agency.

在一份报告声称他在2018年5月与一家营销机构的电话会议中使用了令人反感的种族诽谤后，这位棒约翰的前首席执行官发表了道歉。

"News reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language to me during a media training session regarding race are true," John Schnatter said in a statement to Fox News. "Regardless of the context, I apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society."

施纳特在福克斯新闻发表的一份声明中时说：“关于种族问题的媒体培训活动中使用不当和伤害性语言的新闻报道是真实，不论当时的语境如何，我对此表示歉意。简单地说，种族主义在我们社会中没有立足之地。”

On July 11, Forbes reported that Papa John's founder, chairman and public face John Schnatter, uttered the N-word on a call with company executives and a marketing firm known as Laundry Service.

7月11日，《福布斯》报道称，棒约翰的创始人、董事长、公众人物约翰·施纳特在公开电话上与公司高管和一个洗衣服务相关的营销公司进行交谈时，说出了“N-word ”（黑鬼）一词。

Citing  "a source with knowledge of the event,"  the alleged encounter reportedly led Laundry Service to cut ties with the company.

据此事件是知情人士的“消息来源”称，洗衣服务公司已与该公司断绝关系。

Papa John's neither confirmed nor denied the alleged incident upon returning Fox News' request for comment, and offered the following statement:

约翰爸爸回信福克斯新闻的要求发表评论时，既未证实也未否认这起事件，只提出以下声明：

"Papa John's condemns racism and any insensitive language, no matter the situation or setting. Our company was built on a foundation of mutual respect and acceptance. One of our core company values is People Are Priority Always (P.A.P.A.) and we are committed to maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for all of our corporate and franchise employees,"  a spokesperson said.

"约翰爸爸谴责种族主义和任何不敏感的语言，不论情况或背景，本公司是建立在相互尊重和相互接受基础上的，我们的核心价值之一就是"以人为本"(P.A.P.A.)，我们致力于维护 为所有公司和特许经营员工提供多元化，公平和包容的工作场所，“一位发言人说。

"Diversity is an essential ingredient in our pursuit of providing a better product and better service to our customers and to the communities where we operate and live. We take great pride in the diversity of the Papa John's family, though diversity and inclusion is an area where we will continue to strive to do better,"  they added.

“多元化是我们追求为客户以及我们经营和生活的社区提供更好的产品和更好的服务的重要因素。我们为Papa John家族的多样性感到自豪，尽管多样性和包容性是一个领域 我们将继续努力做得更好，“他补充道。