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Joey Chestnut Breaks Silence on Being Barred From Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey Chestnut responded to the shocking news that he had been barred from this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, aiming to ‘set the record straight’
“To set the record straight, I do not have a contract with MLE or Nathan’s and they are looking to change the rules from past years as it relates to other partners I can work with,” Chestnut wrote via Instagram on Tuesday evening. Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty ImagesChestnut called the decision to bar him from the Fourth of July extravaganza “very disappointing” and that the ruling “will deprive the great fans of the holiday’s usual joy and entertainment.” George Shea, the notorious longtime host of the hot dog eating contest, called the situation involving Chestnut “a gut punch.”
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