This is just breaking across the wires and I'm still looking for more in-depth stories on this, but as you know, Univision severed its deal with Trump to carry the Miss Universe pageant due to racist remarks made by Trump about Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. Now NBC has allegedly followed suit by dumping the Miss USA pageant from its programming.
Trump owns the Miss USA/Miss Universe franchise.
So how's that working for ya Mr. Trump???
Update
Thanks to Grover, we now have an article from the NYTs:
http://www.nytimes.com/...
NBC just told Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate and former star of “The Celebrity Apprentice” reality show, that he’s fired.
Following inflammatory remarks that Mr. Trump made about Mexican immigrants during his presidential announcement, NBC said in a statement that it was ending its business relationship with the billionaire real estate and media mogul. During his June 16 announcement, Mr. Trump referred to immigrants as “rapists” and “murderers.”
Citing “derogatory statements,” NBC said that it would no longer air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants that were part of a joint venture with the network.
The article also states that Trump had already stepped down from hosting 'The Apprentice' due to his 'Presidential' run... uh huh.
UPDATE 2
Thanks to Nickrud, we now have a press release from NBC/Universal:
http://www.nbcuniversal.com/...
At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values. Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump. To that end, the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe Pageants, which are part of a joint venture between NBC and Trump, will no longer air on NBC. In addition, as Mr. Trump has already indicated, he will not be participating in “The Apprentice” on NBC. “Celebrity Apprentice” is licensed from Mark Burnett's United Artists Media Group and that relationship will continue. - See more at: http://www.nbcuniversal.com/...
And the walls come tumbling down...