Byron Allen: Comcast Gave Sharpton A Show In Exchange For Support Of Company Practices
[su_thin_right_skyscraper_ad]Byron Allen, a former comedian and television host and now a television executive, is suing Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
[su_right_ad]The suit alleges that despite calling itself a diverse company, Comcast and TWC only carry one black-owned channel, and that Sharpton is “a sham, undertaken to whitewash Comcast’s discriminatory business practices.”
More specifically, Allen contends that Comcast gave Sharpton a primetime TV show on MSNBC — “despite notoriously low ratings” — in exchange for Sharpton’s public support for Comcast on issues of diversity, an area where Allen says the company severely lacks.
Appearing on Reliable Sources Sunday morning, Allen told Brian Stelter that Sharpton does not speak for him or any black people, saying it is racist to even think that Sharpton is the “go-to person” for African-Americans. He also went after Sony for supposedly believing sitting down with Sharpton “negates” its employees’ racist emails uncovered last December about President Barack Obama.
Allen also alleged that AT&T spent more money on Sharpton’s 60th birthday party than they spent on Ebony Magazine. Companies like Walmart, Chrysler, and McDonalds do not do business with Allen and other African-Americans, he said, because Sharpton is the “least expensive negro” — a claim that Stelter immediately pounced on.
Allen’s criticisms didn’t stop with Sharpton”
“President Obama has been bought and paid for. He has taken donations from Comcast. Comcast is his biggest contributor. AT&T is one of his biggest contributors. Listen, Obama, your own FTC is investigating AT&T for throttling. How can you even consider them to buy DirecTV when you’re suing them? Is it because you took donations? Yes, Obama. Don’t even think about letting them merge until they settle this lawsuit and that lawsuit … Obama has to do more.”
Chinese Democracy March 1st, 2015 at 8:55 pm
Comcast also gave Oprah the NBA and the continent of Africa racially motivated cable deals
bluejayray March 1st, 2015 at 9:37 pm
This will be fun to watch.
viva_democracy March 1st, 2015 at 9:37 pm
I’m not a fan of Sharpton and don’t watch MSNBC and I really hate Comcast, but I believe Sharpton had the show before Comcast actually owned them outright.
Didn’t Byron Allen host That’s Incredible back in the day? Does he really think he’d have any ratings?
Foundryman March 2nd, 2015 at 3:52 pm
“The suit alleges that despite calling itself a diverse company….”
Along with Rev Al Comcast/TWC has Joy Reid, Toure’, Melissa Harris Perry, Craig Melvin, Tamron Hall, Micheal Steel, also Rachel Maddow (gay), Thomas Roberts (gay)…to name a few…just how diverse is CNN or Fox again ?
I hope he has to pay damages and legal fees after he loses this frivolous suit…..