John Schnatter, Papa John’s founder, ex-CEO and the company’s namesake, did a One America News interview that went viral on Monday, saying that he’s been working to dispel accusations of racism that led him to step down from the company’s helm. However, he did so by saying that he’s been working for the last 20 months to rid his vocabulary of the N-word—which has led to a new round of speculation about his racism. Featured Video Hide Schnatter was interviewed on the right-leaning cable news network, and as Philip Lewis shared in a tweet, a segment of the interview included Schnatter explaining what he was doing to combat public perceptions of him being racist, which he saw as fueled by the actions of the Papa John’s board.