“I Still Eat McDonald’s”: Tony Hawk Weighed In on Celebrities Going Against Their Values to Endorse Brands in 2021

Tony Hawk is a legendary skateboarder. He has taken the sport to the next level by doing advancements in his techniques. Moreover, he is one of the biggest factors to make skateboarding a mainstream sport and now featuring in the Olympics. He has immensely innovated dozens of moves in the game and introduced the world to his excellence.

Other than that, he has extremely successful equipment and apparel companies. However, as a star becomes popular, they gradually get endorsements and promotional deals. While many claims that celebrities ditch their values to endorse products, Hawk came up with a reply. What did he have to say about it?

Tony Hawk gave a sound answer to the trollers 

Popular people often get trolled for their public activities and several times for their personal life as well. Similarly, people once used to claim Tony Hawk as a sellout. However, in 2021, Hawk answered those people who made such allegations against him.

Hawk said, “I was always transparent about endorsing things. Like, I ate at McDonald’s. I still eat McDonald’s. I got a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit two days ago. So it wasn’t like I was changing my value system to get paid. It’s that my value system differs from others.” 

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Tony Hawk has himself become a big businessman now, and he endorses several of his products. Hawk has a net worth of $180 Million. 

Tony Hawk’s business and investments 

Even though Tony Hawk started his journey as an incredibly legendary skateboarder. However, he took his skateboarding career to business and became the richest skateboarder. He began his skateboarding accessories company called Birdhouse, which is the most successful company in skateboarding. Other than that, he is currently focussing on Skatepark Project, which aims to build skate parks for underprivileged kids. 

Moreover, he has one of the most successful video game series. The pro-skater series has about 20 games and has earned him a revenue of $1 billion since its invention. Moreover, he has the Tony Hawk Signature Series sporting goods and tools and Hawk Clothing Apparel company.

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Hawk made a clear statement last year to everyone making speculations against celebrities and their values. He clearly stated they don’t change their values, it’s just that everyone has different values. Hawk is loved by his fans and is certainly the biggest star in skateboarding. What do you think about Hawk’s statement?