John Schnatter
Papa John's founder John Schnatter.
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  • John Schnatter, who founded Papa John's, is suing the company after he resigned as chairman.
  • He left after he reportedly used the N-word on a company call. Now he regrets it.
  • People are making jokes about the lawsuit at his expense.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter is suing Papa John's over his ousting as chairman of the pizza delivery chain.

Schnatter resigned from his company's board following a controversy where he reportedly used a racist slur during a company call.

"Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s," Schnatter said, according to Forbes.

Schnatter later said he regretted resigning, and is seeking company documents for his case. Schnatter still owns 29% of the company's shares.

"Mr. Schnatter's attorneys are seeking to inspect Company documents because of the unexplained and heavy-handed way in which the Company has treated him since the publication of a story that falsely accused him of using a racial slur," Schnatter's attorneys said in a statement provided to Reuters.

The complaint, filed in a Delaware court, is called Schnatter v. Papa Johns International Inc, not, unfortunately, Papa John v. Papa John's.

But people still find the situation funny. No matter how the lawsuit shakes out, people are joking about the original Papa John.

If you can't trust your own company, can you trust anyone?

It must be depressing to sue a company you named after yourself.

Some people see it as a coup.

And many people haven't forgiven him for using a racist slur.

Earlier, people wondered if a new Papa John would be chosen for the brand.

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