‘This bloke has had too many chances’: Advertisers pull the plug on Alan Jones’ radio show after his ‘appalling’ comments about Jacinda Ardern
- Advertisers are continuing to pull funding from 2GB host Alan Jones’ program
- Koala Mattress, Anytime Fitness and Volkswagen are the latest brands to cut ties
- Each company said Jones’ comments about Ms Ardern do not reflect their values
- Jones’ previously implied Scott Morrison should ‘shove a sock down’ her throat
Advertisers are continuing to pull funding from 2GB host Alan Jones’ radio show after his comments about New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Koala Mattress, Anytime Fitness and Volkswagen are the latest brands to cut ties with the show after the shock jock suggested Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison should ‘shove a sock down’ the Kiwi leader’s throat.
The 78-year-old attacked Ms Ardern live on air last week after she criticised Australia’s climate change policies.
‘Koala has cut ties with Alan Jones … We’re a significant buyer in the medium, and it’s something we should have done earlier,’ the company posted on Twitter.
‘Climate change is real, violence against women starts with words and the bloke has had too many chances … @2GB873 time to wake up.’
Advertisers are continuing to pull funding from 2GB host Alan Jones’ radio show after his comments about New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Anytime Fitness also withdrew any advertisements from Macquarie Radio on Monday, joining the likes of ME Bank, Snooze, Bing Lee and Amart.
‘The comments made last week by Alan Jones regarding Jacinda Arden do not represent our view or values,’ Anytime Fitness said in a Facebook post.
‘For this reason, we pulled all our advertising from 2GB (Macquarie Radio) last Friday and do not have any further advertising planned with the station.’
Responding on its Facebook page to people threatening to sell their cars or choose another make for their next, Volkswagen Australia said it had ‘ceased all advertisements with 2GB’ from Monday.
The comments in question were made on Thursday afternoon after Ms Ardern discussed about Australia’s climate change policy at a forum on the matter in Tuvalu.
The comments in question were made on Thursday afternoon after Ms Ardern (pictured) made comments about Australia’s climate change policy at a climate change at a forum in Tuvalu
Koala mattresses chose to cut ties with the program on Monday and released a statement on Twitter
‘Here she is preaching on global warming and saying that we’ve got to do something about climate change,’ Mr Jones said on his program.
‘I just wonder whether Scott Morrison is going to be fully briefed to shove a sock down her throat.’
Mr Jones – who previously suggested former Prime Minister Julia Gillard should be put in a ‘chaff bag’ and thrown out to sea – initially insisted his comments had been ‘wilfully misrepresented’.
Anytime Fitness chose to cut ties with the program on Monday and released a statement on Twitter
He later acknowledged he was in the wrong and saying he had apologised in writing to Ms Ardern.
Nine Entertainment last week said it wouldn’t try to rein in Mr Jones and his fellow talkback shock jocks when it takes full ownership of Macquarie Radio.
But Macquarie Radio said on Sunday it was prepared tear up the star’s multi-million contract if he repeated ‘commentary of this nature’.
The company only re-signed Mr Jones on a lucrative two-year contract in May following months of tense negotiations.
Members of the public are encouraging people who are outraged by his comments to reach out to other advertisers