Joey Chestnut banned from Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest


What’d he do, say something controversial? Talk with his mouth full?

Naw, he went the commercial equivalent of going vegan; He signed an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods.

Major League Eating (MLE), the organization that oversees professional competitive eating events (including but not limited to hot dogs), said in a statement that Chestnut had “chosen to represent a rival brand” rather than compete in its storied Coney Island contest.

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