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Atlanta radio executive let go after video surfaces of him appearing to use racist slurs Drew Lauter, president of media company iHeartMedia Atlanta, was let go after a video surfaced of him appearing to say racial slurs.

A spokesperson for iHeart Media confirmed to Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln on Thursday that Lauter is no longer employed by the company.

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video shows Lauter riding in the backseat of a car and appearing to repeatedly use the “n-word.”

The same spokesperson says

“allegations of this nature go against our company values and our policies and we take them very seriously. ”

Employees were notified of his separation from the company Thursday, though the video dates back to August of last year.

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videos from attorney Jason Castle, who represents a Black iHeart executive who was riding in the car and recorded the videos.

They were taken in August 2021 while the group was leaving a local charity golf tournament, iHeart officials were made aware of the situation last year when it happened and took no apparent action against Lauter until after the recordings were released.

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New Jersey and Texas-based attorney Jason Castle, says he and Roosevelt Jean represent the employee who recorded that cell phone video.