--- title: "Apple VP Ousted After Making Vulgar Sexual Remark" description: "  Apple management are down a man after its vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, left the company off the back of an internal investigation that followed his sexual remarks in a TikTok video. \"Tony is leaving Apple,\" an Apple spokesperson told CNBC on Thursday, confirming the exit. The video in question shows Blevins at […]" date: "2022-10-01" modified: "2022-10-01" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/apple-vp-ousted-sexual-remark" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "apple" - "the digest" --- # Apple VP Ousted After Making Vulgar Sexual Remark ![22 year Apple veteran and Vice President of procurement Tony Blevins has left the company after a vulgar joke of his went viral.]() *Group of people in front of computer screen looking surprised and shocked. \Image: Getty\* ## Self Inflicted Apple's c-suite is down a man after its vice president of procurement Tony Blevins left the company — after sexual remarks he made in a TikTok video went viral. "Tony is leaving Apple," an Apple spokesperson tersely [told *CNBC*]() on Thursday, confirming the exit. The [video]() in question shows Blevins at a car show, reclined in his half a million dollar supercar and wearing a Union Jack shirt under a pale turquoise suit. He’s approached by the cameraman, a car enthusiast, who asks what he does for a living. The only thing more questionable than his outfit? His response. "I race cars, play golf and fondle big-breasted women. But I take weekends and major holidays off," Blevins crassly joked. "Also, if you're interested, I have a hell of a dental plan." ## Behind the Scenes The clip has garnered hundreds of thousands of likes across social media, which presumably is how it came to Apple’s attention. Blevins’ remark appears to be a misquote of a line in the 1981 romcom "Arthur," which was originally spoken by the movie’s eponymous dirtbag protagonist as "I race cars, play tennis, and fondle women." As bad and stupid as the remark was, it's striking how quickly Blevins was forced out, given his 22 year tenure at the company. It may be relevant to note that Apple has come under fire this summer after the company was accused of [shrugging off the testimonies]() of 15 female employees who had made accusations of sexual harassment. Whether Blevins himself was implicated in any of those is unknown. Either way, it sounds like Apple has a seriously misogynistic and toxic workplace culture, and now it's trying to save face. If that's what an Apple executive is willing to say on camera, what are they willing to do in private? **More on Apple:** *[Hackers Send "Incredibly Offensive" Alert to Apple News Users]()* ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()