Apple's VP Is Off After Comment About Women Goes Viral

Apple is a company that’s in and out of the headlines for a multitude of things. If it’s not their new launches and upcoming products, it could be the things going on behind the scenes. Now, it appears Apple’s VP is off after a comment about women goes viral.

One thing many of us have learned is that we should be careful about what we put on social media. What about when someone else uploads a clip of us that quickly takes over the internet? That’s precisely what happened to Apple’s vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, who has since announced he will be leaving the company.

Apple’s VP is off after a video was uploaded to TikTok

Plenty of us can spend hours scrolling through social media, and some videos quickly rack up millions of views. One of those came when Daniel Mac, who runs a TikTok channel asking people in expensive vehicles what they do for a living, uploaded a video that has been viewed more than 1.3 million times. The person in question? Apple’s VP, Tony Blevins. He was seen getting out of a Mercedes-Benz sports car and was asked what he does for a living. Tony’s response was that “I race cars” and “play golf,” but that’s not what got people talking. Instead, it was the comment that he also “[fondles]” certain women.

Tony Blevins held a senior role at the company

According to a 2020 profile of Tony Blevins from the Wall Street Journal, he had a pretty senior role within the company. Apparently, Tony was the vice president of procurement - a particularly crucial role. This means it was his job to negotiate with suppliers to help keep the price of computer parts down for Apple, among other things. However, his now-viral comment means that Tony has since been released by the company. 

Apple confirmed the news that its VP has left the company

Many wondered if the news that Tony Blevins was out of Apple was all speculation. That was until Apple released a statement stating, “Tony is leaving Apple.” It’s unclear if the departure is through choice or the company firing the VP. Whatever the case, it took just a few weeks from the video getting uploaded on September 5, 2020, to the news that Tony is leaving. Some people believe Tony was quoting a movie. However, with the video still currently on TikTok, many have been left unimpressed with the former VP’s response.

Many of us have learned the hard way that we have to be careful about what we put on social media. While Apple’s VP wasn’t the one to upload the video, being the star of the video means that Tony Blevins has found himself in a lot of hot water after making comments about women - and the company is seemingly less than impressed.