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Nashville’s ABC News affiliate reports:
A CEO who publicly ridiculed a male high school senior who wore a dress to prom with his boyfriend has been fired by his Tennessee company.
Cell phone video taken Saturday and posted to several social media platforms shows Dalton Stevens, a senior at Franklin High School, being ridiculed by a man later identified as Sam Johnson, the then-CEO of a local telemedicine company, VisuWell.
“Slander terms thrown towards me of like ‘You look bad,’ ‘You’ve got hair on your chest, you shouldn’t be wearing a dress,’ ‘You’re not a man,’ blah, blah, blah,” Stevens said.
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CEO fired after publicly ridiculing Tennessee teen over his prom dress https://t.co/fOkXXY1eYk
— WGN Morning News (@WGNMorningNews) April 27, 2021
Prom w my favs especially @SJohnsonTN pic.twitter.com/13Cc9lYuco
— Dalton Stevens (@james13stevens) April 25, 2021
Post 1/2: In response to those asking for additional clarity on Sam Johnson’s termination as CEO, we can confirm that Mr. Johnson is no longer employed by VisuWell in any capacity.
— Visuwell (@VisuWell) April 27, 2021
Post 2/2: He no longer has a position on the Board of Directors or any informal advisory role. His behavior was not representative of our values, which include respect and compassion for all.
— Visuwell (@VisuWell) April 27, 2021