"No matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of 'Julius Caesar' at this summer's Free Shakespeare in the Park does not reflect Delta Air Lines' values," the airline said in a tweeted statement. We have notified them of our decision to end our sponsorship as the official airline of The Public Theater effective immediately." "The Public Theater chose to present 'Julius Caesar' in a way that was intended to provoke and offend," the company said in a statement on Twitter on Sunday. It features a Julius Caesar who has blonde hair and dresses in a suit and long tie rather than a toga. He added, "Serious question, when does 'art' become political speech & does that change things?"

Source: CNN June 12, 2017 06:56 UTC