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And i won't be unless they ask me to come on. if they do -- >> you're not allowed to do that, by the way, just so you know. >> i'm going to have jim break a story on something that you're doing that will get you fired. >> like in the "new york times," if i get a story in the "new york times" about me, it just moves me up. i have no problem. ayman, look -- look, let me just say this, i'm not only half palestinian, i'm half sicilian. in the godfather, there's a famous line, this is the business we have chosen. if you do something your network doesn't like, it's going to make your network look in...

>> they are saying southern italians, sicilians, i'm half sicilian, were called quote on quote, part of my leg which, but i'm just quoting the times, [bleep]. as a derogatory comment. >> shannon: multiple things there are some people found offensive. we're joined now by former papa john's ceo, great job with us. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: i've been reading a little more, digging into this incident because we know how it initially was portrayed. if you feel like you've had a chance to fully explain yoursel yourself? >> yes and no. as of late, for sure we've been able to hunt if explain ...

>> if they were wearing a make america great again hat? cops are like you're speeding. fake cop. use that against them all the time. the concern is it could come across like fight club and there could be blood. as half sicilian, i sit with my back to the door. and look around for any weapon i might need. i would recommend the stuffing. you can ball it up, throw it. sit down appearnd finish your m like a gentleman. >> so dean -- half palestinian. so muslim and italian. so you've got half the table blaming you for things an wanting to take him out and the other half saying they're going to do it...

Picture? >> i see where ryan's coming from. it's a fair question to ask. i would defend it on these terms. first of all, the piece itself, as ryan noted, does not traffic in any kind of insinuation as chris christie as somehow mobster, organized crime, any kind of even ethnic characterization, he is half italian, half sicilian. i think what's possibly justified because it evokes not the mob, it evokes new jersey. tony soprano is about as iconic a jersey cultural figure as it gets along with maybe springsteen. >> bon jovi. >> but also really for me, it evokes the sort of pathos of the current m...