Controversial rodeo clown speaks out after death threats
SEDALIA, MO (KCTV) -
A rodeo clown's controversial Missouri State Fair antics went viral after President Barack Obama was spoofed and mocked.
The Missouri State Fair on Monday banned the rodeo clown who wore a mask and mocked President Barack Obama. Outrage occurred after the incident Saturday night, and the man who wore the mask apologized on Monday.More >
Missouri fair bans mask-wearing clown who mocked Obama
The ramifications were swift after a rodeo clown wore a President Barack Obama mask and mocked the nation's leader.
On Monday, the Missouri State Fair announced that the board had permanently banned the rodeo clown. This came the same day that the clown apologized. Tuffy Gessling wrote on Facebook, "I am sorry. I never meant to offend anyone. I meant no disrespect to anyone for the joke or jokes I may have said at the rodeo. Once again, I never meant to offend or hurt anyone's feelings."
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It divided people across the country on whether Tuffy Gessling's stunt was disrespectful to Obama.
Another clown wore an Obama mask while Gessling made questionable comments, including saying, "We're gonna stomp Obama" and other comments that some took to mean suggesting physical threats.
But the clown says it was all in good fun as has been done with other presidents.
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