AP
June 30, 2015
Fallout from Donald Trump's remarks about immigrants from Mexico continued Tuesday as a TV company backed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said it was scrapping a project in development with the outspoken mogul — and Mexico announced it won't be sending a contestant to the Miss Universe contest, which Trump partly owns.
Ora
TV became the latest company to cut ties with Trump over remarks he
made in his recent presidential campaign kickoff speech, declaring that
some Mexican immigrants
bring drugs and crime to the U.S. and are rapists.
The
company did not give any details about the project it had been
developing with Trump. Slim holds a majority interest in Ora TV, which
produces shows including "Larry
King Now" and "Off the Grid with Jesse Ventura."
Spanish-language
network Univision and Mexican media giant Televisa have also said they
would no longer be doing business with Trump.
Last
week, Univision announced it was cancelling plans to air the Miss USA
pageant next month and the Miss Universe competition next January.
NBC
followed suit on Monday by saying it would also skip both pageants,
which it co-owns with Trump, and would not welcome Trump back to host
"The Celebrity Apprentice"
upon its scheduled return next season.
NBC said it would fill Miss USA's time slot on July 12 with "American Ninja Warrior's" USA vs. the World Competition.
Trump
called NBC "weak" and "foolish" for objecting to his immigration
comments, and on Tuesday he filed a $500 million lawsuit against
Univision for breach of contract.
He has also threatened legal action against NBC.
In a statement Tuesday, Univision called Trump's complaint "factually false and legally ridiculous."
"We
will not only vigorously defend the case, but will continue to fight
against Mr. Trump's ongoing efforts to run away from the derogatory
comments he made on June 16th
about Mexican immigrants," the network said.
The
Miss Universe contest will not only be missing those TV outlets, but
also a contestant from Mexico, the country's national beauty pageant
director confirmed on Tuesday.
Lupita
Jones said via her official Twitter account that she was offended and
angry "like everyone else" with Trump over his comments referring to
Mexican immigrants as
criminals and rapists.
Jones
was Miss Universe 1991 and runs the Mexico competition. She said Trump
damaged the pageant and its tradition of convening countries for an
event that showcases "friendship,
unity and breaking down cultural barriers."
She applauded Televisa's decision not to air the pageant.
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