Jerry Greenfield, the co-founder of the beloved Ben & Jerry's ice cream company, resigned because he was emotionally "torn apart" and felt "muzzled" by parent company Unilever, his co-founder Ben Cohen said.

Cohen shared Greenfield's resignation announcement Tuesday on X.

In an open letter, Greenfield said that after 47 years, he was leaving the company with a “broken heart” and that parent company Unilever had "silenced" Ben & Jerry's from openly campaigning for social causes it believes in.

“Jerry has a really big heart. This conflict with Unilever has been tearing him apart for quite some time now. I think this is the right move for Jerry,” Cohen, who co-founded the ice cream company in 1978, told NBC's Hallie Jackson on Wednesday.

“Jerry felt like the values are getting muzzled

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