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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:28 PM
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What's the status of Kramer (Michael Richards) since the world saw him shouting the "N" word?
Jerry Lewis saying "fag" reminded me if Kramer. Is his career totally kaput? Haven't heard anything from him since the "N" word shouting incident.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:36 PM
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1. Still not popular in France...Jerry is still quite popular in France.
Sacre Bleu!
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:36 PM
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2. He's holding placards for Rev Sharpton when he makes speeches
:rofl:
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:38 PM
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5. And isn't this too weird - I google news it and got this:
Sharpton: Griffin Dropped for Dropping N-Bomb

Eddie Griffin thought he'd shock the swells at a big Black Enterprise event over the weekend by littering his act with N-words, but the comic was the one who got the real jolt when the mag's owner gonged his routine, and tossed him off the stage!

Rev. Al Sharpton tells TMZ that Griffin took the stage as the headliner and did his best Michael Richards impression, blistering the mostly African-American crowd with a barrage of N-bombs, and wailing, "Why are some black leaders telling us to stop using the N word?"
Griffin's mike was promptly cut, and Black Enterprise owner/publisher Earl Graves stomped on stage and proclaimed, "We ... will not allow our culture to go backwards ... We will pay Mr. Griffin all that we owe him but we will not allow him to finish the show if that's the way he's going to talk." Oh, snap!

The crowd gave Graves a standing ovation -- and Rev. Al, speaking the next day at the event, gave Graves props for his axing of Griffin. A rep for Griffin had no comment.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/04/sharpton-griffin-dropped-for-dropping-n-bomb/
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:43 PM
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8. Earl Graves is a tough guy. He wouldn't put up with that kind of language.
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:37 PM
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3. As far as I know, he'll continue to get rich off the "Seinfeld" DVD collection.
Edited on Tue Sep-04-07 11:37 PM by cat_girl25
n/t
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:38 PM
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4. Yeah, but his stock has dropped. I know many people who loved that character...
now totally turned off... Many of them black folks. Yep, Seinfeld had a black audience.
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:40 PM
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6. Reportedly Richards retired from stand up & has been seeking enlightenment with a Hindu sect.
I'm not making that up.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:42 PM
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7. Wow!
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:45 PM
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9. Ironically, the sect requires all students to wear long white robes
and pointy head coverings.
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Jim Sagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 12:01 AM
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11. Maybe that's what drew him to the sect.
;)
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 11:46 PM
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10. Busy being excused by DUers on the grounds that nobody is perfect.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 12:03 AM
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12. his career is irrelevant. The main 4 in Seinfeld made sooooo much money in the last few seasons
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EvilAL Donating Member (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 12:07 AM
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13. I thought he retired
after that shitty private detective or whatever show flopped. There's no such thing as bad publicity. hahah
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silverojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-05-07 01:12 AM
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14. According to Wikipedia....
In July 2007, Richards announced that he has retired from stand-up comedy for "spiritual healing" purposes, traveling with Skipp to Cambodia, visiting remote temples before visiting Angkor Wat on a tour sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Nithyananda Foundation.


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