CEO distances Anheuser-Busch from Bud Light Dylan Mulvaney controversy: 'Not a formal campaign'

Anheuser-Busch CEO Michel Doukeris addressed the Bud Light controversy on an earnings call with investors Thursday, downplaying the brand's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that prompted a boycott from conservatives. Doukeris told investors there is "misinformation" spreading on social media about the company's team-up with Mulvaney. "We need to clarify the facts that this was one camp, one influencer, one post and not a campaign," Doukeris said. The CEO said Anheuser-Busch is "providing direct financial support" to the frontline workers impacted by the boycott, naming delivery drivers, sales representatives,...