Top Apple exec leaving company after vulgar remark on TikTok video
A senior executive at Apple will leave the tech giant after he made an off-the-cuff and very bizarre remark on a TikTok video.
A top Apple executive is leaving the company after he was caught on camera joking how he “fondles big-breasted women” for a living.
Tony Blevins, Apple’s vice president of procurement, blurted out the off-colour comments after he was approached by TikTok and Instagram creator Daniel Mac, who is known for asking people in fancy cars what they do for a living, reported the New York Post.
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“I have rich cars, play golf and fondle big-breasted women,” Mr Blevins said in the viral video as he exited his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
“But I take weekends and holidays off.”
The clip was reportedly taken at a California car show on August 18 and shared on social media in early September, where it has racked up more than 40,000 likes on Instagram and close to 142,000 likes on TikTok.
Apple’s leadership caught wind of the remarks and an internal investigation was opened as Mr Blevins was pulled from command of his team of hundreds of employees, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
An Apple spokesman confirmed to the business news outlet Thursday that Mr Blevins was on his way out.
Mr Blevins apologised for the raunchy remarks in a statement to Bloomberg.
“I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologise to anyone who was offended by my mistaken attempt at humour,” he said.
Mr Blevins was with the company for 22 years and one of about 30 execs to report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook or COO Jeff Williams, Bloomberg reported.
His comments are similar to the line in the 1981 movie Arthur where billionaire main character Arthur Bach said about his career: “I race cars, play tennis and fondle women, but I have weekends off and I am my own boss.”
This story appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.
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