On March 25, the billionaire said he temporarily laid off 40,000 employees, and Bloomberg reports that, in total, his companies have laid off 70% of their staff. His restaurants are bringing in just 4-5% of their usual business (SBNation.com)
He also advocated for the partial re-opening of restaurants to soften the economic blow during the pandemic (SBNation.com)
Down plays COVID-19, “Everyone needs to remember. This is not gonna kill you unless you’re most likely already a sickly person … More people we’re gonna find out every day have this, but we’ve got to go on about our lives. You are not going to die from this.” (SBNation.com)
Tilman Fertitta & Family donated $1 Million to Landry’s employee relief fund (Style Magazine)
