Apple VP leaves business after making jokes in viral TikTok video

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Apple’s vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, has actually left the business after a TikTok video revealed him making a repulsive remark about ladies at an automobile program.

An Apple representative verified the departure to CNBC, stating, “Tony is leaving Apple.”

The departure was stimulated by a TikTok video publishedSept 5, according to Bloomberg, which initially reported the news.

In the video, examined by CNBC, Blevins is leaving a costly Mercedes-Benz cars and is asked what he provides for a living by Daniel Mac, who has actually a channel focused around asking individuals in costly vehicles concerns.

In the video, Blevins reacts, “I race cars, play golf and fondle big-breasted women. But I take weekends and major holidays off.” The remark seems a recommendation to a comparable quote in the motion picture “Arthur.”

It was seen 1.3 million times, according to the TikTok page.

Blevins was a VP at Apple, which is a really senior function that reports to magnates. His primary function was to work out with providers to keep the cost Apple spends for computer system parts down, according to a Wall Street Journal profile of Blevins from 2020.