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Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC head Lina Khan

Jon Stewart said he once wanted to have the Federal Trade Commission’s Lina Khan as a guest on his podcast, but Apple discouraged him from doing so.

“I have to tell you, I wanted to have you on the podcast, but Apple asked us to drop it and have you on it,” the comedian told Khan. . her monday on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”

The podcast that Stewart wanted the FTC chairman to guest on was attached to the Apple TV+ show “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” which he hosted for about two years.

Jon Stewart stands on the North Lawn of the White House between media interviews on August 10, 2022. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

But Stewart said the tech company “has nothing to do with your livelihood and literally said, ‘Don’t talk to her.'” FOX Business reached out to Apple for comment, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

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The comedian explained to Khan: “I didn’t think they cared about you, but that’s what happened.”

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The Apple logo on one of the company’s stores in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2022. (Brent Lewin/via Bloomberg/Getty Images)

While hosting the show for two seasons, he interviewed guests such as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sen. Cory Booker, D.N.J., and Disney’s Bob Iger.

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The iPhone maker once objected to a humorous artificial intelligence-focused segment that Stewart wanted to do on his Apple TV+ show, Stewart also said Monday.

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Many expect Apple to announce major AI developments at the Worldwide Developers Conference in mid-June. (Brendan McDiarmid/File Photo/Reuters Photo)

Apple has been a major player in the technology space for years, launching products such as the iPhone, MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pro. The company is also one of the world’s largest companies with a market capitalization of $2.61 trillion.

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The company was recently sued by the Department of Justice against Apple for allegedly “monopolizing or attempting to monopolize the smartphone market.” As FOX Business previously reported, the company refuted the claims, saying it believes the lawsuit is “false on the facts and the law.”

Many expect Apple to announce major AI developments at the Worldwide Developers Conference in mid-June. Events are held every year, and big announcements are often made there.

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