These standard entertainment clauses apply to behavior off the show- like Tiger Woods’ advertising contracts.
Not an expert or lawyer, but A+E’s position seems very weak to me.
I love this show, but anyone who has not seen this coming has not paid attention to Phil. I told my wife last year that it was only a matter of time until someone asked them “what they really thought.” There is nothing PC about Phil and producers much cringe when Si starts pontificating (I love that guy!).
I don’t think A&E will kill their cash cow and if they do and Phil wants to continue the show another channel will pick it up right away! If not, I wish him and his family well. The fact that this show is so popular has restored a bit of my faith in Americans.
He was asked his opinion about gays from GQ.
I can bet you 100% he never signed a contract with A&E that removed his opinion of life.
A & E obviously doesn’t have a problem with this...
An openly gay couple on A&E’s “Storage Wars: New York” is NOT offended by the homophobic comments made by fellow A&E’er and “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson — telling TMZ, they just feel bad for him ... because man ass beats vagina any day of the week.
Chris Morelli and Tad Eaton tell us, “We could give a s**t what he thinks ... [man ass] is tighter.”
As we reported, Phil talked about how a vagina is more desirable than a man’s anus, and how homosexuality and bestiality are the same sin.
But Chris and Tad aren’t fazed, telling us, “You can’t go through life worrying what other people think. That’s their values and that’s what they think ... as long as they’re not nasty to people ... We’re not offended at all.”
In fact, Chris and Tad say they’re still big fans of Phil: “We like Phil. We like the show. We like the fact that they are very godly. When we watch the show and see them say grace, we feel the same way.”
As for Phil’s belief that gay people won’t go to heaven ... Chris and Tad say simply, “How does [Phil] know that? Is he God?”
http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2ntDCP95M