03-15-2012, 02:30 PM
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Sponsor Fires Celebrity Apprentice Over Hunting Photos
Not all outdoorsy types are down with the Trump boys' hunting hobby.
Camping World has pulled out as a sponsor of Celebrity Apprentice following the release earlier this week of photos of Donald Trump Jr. and younger brother Eric posing with a dead elephant, a crocodile and other animals they killed while on safari in Zimbabwe last year.
But the RV-supply company, which has not advertised on NBC during the show but has spent money as an affiliated sponsor this season along with Good Sam Roadside Assistance, says this isn't a judgment on hunting or people who hunt.
So, why is Camping World "not thrilled" with the Trumps?
"I was not happy with the pictures that I saw," company CEO Marcus Lemonis explained to E! News. "It has nothing to do with whether people hunt or not. There was a photo of a leopard?they?re endangered."
"I am totally disgusted by the [hunting] pics I have seen."
"I wouldn't spend another nickel with them."
"At the end of the day," Lemonis continued, "when you associate with someone, you have to deal with consequences that go along with them. Whether they hunt or not is irrelevant to me...I saw a leopard and an elephant [in the safari photos]. I wasn?t crazy about that. This isn?t anything personal against Donald Trump himself or the show. People are going to hunt. I know Trump himself is not an advocate of hunting. I just don?t agree with what happened. I have a right to choose who I am affiliated with. We won?t be a sponsor in the future."
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