PURGE THE UNBELIEVERS: Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts has resigned following his controversial gender diversity comments.

In an interview published Friday, Roberts said the debate over gender diversity in the advertising industry was “over” and he spent “no time” thinking about the issue at Publicis, thanks to its 50-50 gender split, adding that the company had “never had a problem.”

Roberts also suggested that many female and male creatives did not take top leadership roles because they simply wanted to be happy and “do great work.”

Heretic.