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The fabricated story also left Comedy Central struggling with what decision to make regarding their relationship with Rannazzisi, but ultimately, moved forward with the scheduled one hour comedy special, Breaking Dad. The network said earlier in the day it was making no changes...

Rannazzisi, who stars in the FX comedy The League, had for years told interviewers that he’d been working at Merrill Lynch in the World Trade Center on 9/11 and had narrowly escaped. Buffalo Wild Wings’ moral reputation remains unimpeachable, particularly when it...

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., is a owner, operator, and franchisor of restaurants.

“Upon careful review, we have chose to discontinue airing our current television commercials featuring Steve Rannazzisi”.

It did not immediately provide any other comment. But after the NYT confronted him with information that showed he had not been working in the World Trade Center that day – nor for Merrill Lynch, with whom he claimed to be employed – Rannazzissi admitted that he had...

Sally Smith, CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings, had said Wednesday in an interview with Yahoo Finance that Rannazzisi was selected for the company’s marketing because “The League” fit with its image.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) reported second quarter EPS of $1.12 after the close Tuesday, down from $1.25 in the previous year. On the bottom line, earnings declined 10% to $1.12 per share, while the Street was looking for $1.26 per share. Although the company had taken the...