Delta ends sponsorship of 'Shakespeare in the Park' after staged Trump assassination; Update: BofA drops, too

https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/874042122600669184

The popular “Shakespeare in the Park” theatrical program in New York City’s Central Park has come under fire after depicting Julius Caesar as Donald Trump, complete with the character’s assassination, in this summer’s production:

https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/873957117027209216

NYC Play Appears to Depict Assassination of @POTUS https://t.co/jEjnDtT7dw

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 11, 2017

Delta, one of the backers of the event, has dropped its sponsorship over the issue:

Jessie, no matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of Julius Caesar at this summer's Free… 1/4

— Delta (@Delta) June 11, 2017

…Shakespeare in the Park does not reflect Delta Air Lines’ values. Their artistic and creative direction crossed… 2/4

— Delta (@Delta) June 11, 2017

…the line on the standards of good taste. We have notified them of our decision to end our sponsorship as the… 3/4

— Delta (@Delta) June 11, 2017

…official airline of The Public Theater effective immediately. *AOS 4/4

— Delta (@Delta) June 11, 2017

So, which company will be next?

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Good decision, @Delta

Your move, @nytimes @BankofAmerica @AmericanExpress https://t.co/PZwDz84p44

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) June 11, 2017

Or maybe it won’t make any difference at all?

The Public Theater has gobs of Hamilton money and plenty of donors, so one imagines the show will go on.

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 11, 2017

Update. Bank of America is out:

Delta and Bank of America have both dropped their sponsorship of Public Theater's Trump-like ‘Julius Caesar’ https://t.co/FBvf0XgQsx

— Liam Stack (@liamstack) June 12, 2017