A top Apple executive is leaving the company after he was caught on camera joking about how he “loves women with big boobs”.
Apple’s Vice President of Purchase Tony Blevins blurred out the off-color comments after being contacted by TikTok and Instagram creator Daniel Mack, who is known for asking people in fancy cars what they do for a living. .
Apple executive Tony Blevins is leaving the company because he made lewd remarks while talking to a TikTok creator.
His indecent remarks reportedly led to an internal investigation at Apple.
Blevins was one of 30 people who reported to top Apple leaders, Bloomberg reported.
“I own rich cars, play golf, and like women with big boobs,” Blevins Said in viral video As he got out of his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. “But I take weekends and holidays.”
The clip was reportedly taken at a car show in California on August 18 and was shared on social media in early September, where it has garnered over 40,000 likes on Instagram and close to 142,000 on TikTok.
Apple’s leadership caught wind of the comments and an internal investigation was opened as Blevins was fired from command of his team of hundreds of employees, sources familiar with the matter told bloomberg,
An Apple spokesperson confirmed to business news outlets Thursday that Blevins was moving out.
Blevins apologized for the rude remarks in a statement to Bloomberg.
“I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to anyone who has been hurt by my misogynistic humorous attempt.”
Bloomberg reported that Blevins had been with the company for 22 years and was one of about 30 executives reporting directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook or COO Jeff Williams.
His comments are similar to the line in the 1981 film “Arthur” where the billionaire main character Arthur Bach said of his career: “I race cars, play tennis and love women, but I have weekends and I’m my own boss.”