PJ’s Coffee Chain ‘Removes’ NOLA Franchisee For Crude Comment on Lebron James Post | Eater New Orleans

"At the French Quarter location owned and operated by brothers Stephen and Roy Bruno at 630 Chartres Street, Stephen Bruno Jr.’s reply to LeBron James’s “Protect our young Black women and men” post — “Eat a [eggplant emoji]” — sparked public criticism after being identified on Twitter, leading PJ’s corporate to say he has been removed as a franchisee; commenters have questioned whether that means he was fired, temporarily removed, or will simply no longer serve as the public face of the shop." - Clair Lorell