John Oliver Calls Out HBO’s ‘Business Daddy’ AT&T Over Silence on Texas Abortion Ban
thewrap.comHBO’s John Oliver went after AT&T, his network’s parent company, on Sunday, lambasting HBO’s “business daddy” for staying silent on the anti-abortion law in Texas.
In his first show back in the studio since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Oliver said, “So far, much of corporate America has decided to not weigh in on this — a stark contrast to their recent willingness to speak out on racial justice, voting rights and other social issues — and it’s not just silence here: A major donor to the sponsors and co-sponsors of this bill is a political action committee belonging to AT&T who, pending approval of our sale to Discovery, are still technically our business daddy.”He told viewers that his team had reached out to AT&T and received the.
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