“My comments towards the families involved were racist, hurtful and deeply inappropriate,” Solid8 CEO Michael Lofthouse said.
SAN FRANCISCO – The chief executive of a California technology company resigned after the release of a video showing him using vulgar and racist language toward an Asian family at a restaurant.KPIX-TV reportsLofthouse issued a statement announcing his departure from Solid8, but he did not say if he was leaving voluntarily or at the request of the company.
“My comments towards the families involved were racist, hurtful and deeply inappropriate,” Lofthouse said.
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