Getty Image
Audio By Carbonatix
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe could lose a major sponsor due to controversial jokes he made over the weekend at a political rally.
On Sunday, Hinchliffe, better known as “Kill Tony,” found himself in hot water over several jokes he performed at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden ahead of the Presidential election.
Hinchliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico received the most backlash on social media.
“There’s a lot going on, like, I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
At Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, podcast host and comedian Kill Tony referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” during his set.
Notably, four percent of Pennsylvanians are Puerto Rican.
Around 500,000 people. pic.twitter.com/txE3UD0QVE
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 27, 2024
According to AJ Perez of Front Office Sports, DraftKings is currently evaluating its relationship with Hinchcliffe.
Hinchcliffe, known as “Kill Tony,” has been a DraftKings brand ambassador for several months, but a source with knowledge of the situation tells Front Office Sports that the sports betting company is evaluating the Austin-based comedian’s status as an ambassador.
Hinchliffe’s recent DraftKings posts have been deleted from his account
In a since-deleted post on his official X account, Hinchcliffe touted the start of the NBA season last week with a promo code for new bettors. Multiple other recent DraftKings promo posts have apparently been deleted. His account’s most recent mention of DraftKings is currently from June.
The company has released a statement to Front Office Sports regarding Hinchcliffe’s jokes.
“The commentary made by Tony Hinchcliffe does not reflect the views of DraftKings,” a company spokesman told Front Office Sports.