Car giant pulls TV sponsorship after Annan race slur

Car giant Mitsubishi today withdrew its sponsorship of a TV show hosted by controversial New Zealand broadcaster Paul Holmes, following his astonishing racial slur against United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Holmes, who also has a morning radio programme on NewstalkZB, said last week on the radio show that the world would not be told how to live by a Ghanaian, and referred to Annan as a “cheeky darkie”.