Video shows John Hargrove , who appeared in Blackfish , using the N-word five times as he talks to a friend on the phone . Hargrove said he 'had a lot to drink ' when the video was filmed and did not remember the incident . SeaWorld released the video to reporters and said they received it last weekend from an 'internal whistle-blower ' Hargrove says the company is launching a 'smear campaign ' against him . He is currently on a book tour promoting Beneath The Surface .
Video shows John Hargrove , who appeared in Blackfish , using the N-word seven times as he talks to a friend on the phone . Hargrove said he 'had a lot to drink ' when the video was filmed and did not remember the incident . SeaWorld released the video to reporters and said they received it last weekend from an 'internal whistle-blower ' Hargrove says the company is launching a 'smear campaign ' against him . He is currently on a book tour promoting Beneath The Surface .