The satellite giant pulled the plug on those ads over such complaints, ending its relationship with Lowe, who hilariously roasted the company for an NFL playoff game being blacked out due to disputes between DirecTV and the actor’s local carrier.
In a tweet that has since been removed, Lowe called back to his pitchman days, typo included.
A couple of years ago, DirecTV teamed up with Rob Lowe for a bunch of commercials that made a lot of people upset over both their societal implications and for claims that couldn’t be proven true.