Papa John's Founder Trashed for TikTok Tour of Mansion

The Papa John's founder, whose falling out with the company has been well-documented, shared what is apparently the first in a series of mansion tours.

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Today in No One Asked for This So Why Are We Being Forced to Endure It, we have TikTok'd mansion tour footage of Mr. 40 Pizzas himself, John Schnatter.

The Papa John's founder, whose falling out with the company has been well-documented, recently shared what is apparently the first in a series of mansion tours to his TikTok account. The clip is rather unfortunately shot MTV Cribs style and features a wholly unnecessary explanation of an unconscionably hideous eagle statue, though its objective hideousness fits nicely into the overall aesthetic here of Hobby Lobby on Cocaine meets general garishness. 

Papa John wanting to be cool so bad that he bought a giant statue of eagles fucking in the sky that somehow makes him look even more uncool is my favorite. https://t.co/dXPX4RmtLF

— Hank Green (@hankgreen) May 14, 2020

Quite tragically, the quasi-tour of the mansion (sans the library) was followed by the sharing of a clip in which Schnatter hits viewers with the cringe-centered inquiry "Papa Bless or Papa Flex?" while lifting weights and wearing a t-shirt with his own face on it. And as the A.V. Clubpoints out, Schnatter previously announced the launch of his TikTok with a slow motion tricycle video soundtracked by Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage," which further displays the mansion's inelegance.

Given the current status of the U.S. job market, not to mention the larger issue of COVID-19, Schnatter's smatterings haven't exactly been met with open arms. Instead, the former pizza papa is getting roundly roasted. Enjoy:

This is what the meat sweats does to a rich man's brain. https://t.co/RYsYR1CmnS

— Ian Fortey Will Write Letterkenny (@IanFortey) May 14, 2020

Papa John's: making the case for eating the rich, not the pizza. https://t.co/RqMeRMQ9Lj

— Jess Phoenix, Lava Connoisseur 🌋 (@jessphoenix2018) May 13, 2020

Next time someone asks why I strive to support local, independent businesses, I am just going to show them this... Yeesh. https://t.co/7HsuyPGRWh

— Sophie (@sophie_etc_) May 14, 2020

the 30m unemployed americans want nothing more than to see the horrendously enormous and enormously horrendous mansion of a guy who casually drops the n word https://t.co/MLjB6dEJWP

— David Mack (@davidmackau) May 13, 2020

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