A&E Suspends Phil Robertson From ‘Duck Dynasty’ Over Anti-Gay Remarks


A&E Networks has suspended “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson over remarks he made about homosexuality for a GQ profile about the family behind the hit show.

“We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday, after declining to comment earlier in the day. “His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”

GQ’s January issue quotes Mr. Robertson on subjects including sin. “Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there,” Mr. Robertson said, according to GQ. “Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men.”

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