dog the bounty hunter is done............
he said the N word, sharpton is on it his carrer is over
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jFt-j4489gjzoSmH7Ap_Of-_xLLwD8SL0JTO0
TV Bounty Hunter Apologizes for Slur
By JAYMES SONG - 1 hour ago
HONOLULU (AP) - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has apologized for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.
Chapman, star of A&E's hit reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for the comments after The National Enquirer posted a clip of the conversation in which he uses the N-word in reference to his son's girlfriend.
"We take this matter very seriously," A&E spokesman Michael Feeney said in a statement Thursday. "Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded, we will take appropriate action."
The recording was first posted online by the Enquirer. It was unclear who recorded the conversation or how the tabloid obtained the 1 1/2-minute clip in which Chapman uses the N-word six times.
"There's no problem with how the tape was obtained and Dog has acknowledged its authenticity, and admitted to using the racist language," said David Perel, the Enquirer's editor-in-chief.
Perel declined to comment on how the tape was obtained. He said that doesn't matter because all that matters is what's on the tape.
In the conversation, Chapman urges his son, Tucker, to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend going public about the TV star's use of the N-word.
In the clip, Chapman also stated he doesn't care that his son's girlfriend is black.
In a statement, the 54-year-old Chapman said he has "utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred.
"I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world," he said. "I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused."
Chapman said, "My sincerest, heartfelt apologies go out to every person I have offended for my regrettable use of very inappropriate language. I am deeply disappointed in myself for speaking out of anger to my son and using such a hateful term in a private phone conversation."
Chapman said the clip was completely taken out of context.
"I was disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character," he said. "However, I should have never used that term."
Chapman said he is meeting with his spiritual adviser, Rev. Tim Storey, who is black, and hopes to meet with other black leaders, "so they can see who I really am and teach me the right thing to do to make things right, again."
"I know that all of my fans are deeply disappointed in me, as well, as I have tried to be a model for doing the right thing," he said. "I did not do the right thing this time, and hope you will forgive me."
Civil-rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is among the leaders Chapman contacted. In a letter Thursday to the bounty hunter, Sharpton wrote that as a minister, he would be inclined to meet "despite the racist and grotesque things I heard you say."
Sharpton said he would be willing to meet while traveling to promote a Nov. 16 march in Washington against hate crimes and racial attacks, but would not rearrange his road trip to do so.
"Be assured that I will not sanitize the kind of hate language that leads to the hate action that has left so many people vulnerable in America today," Sharpton wrote.
Sharpton noted he hadn't called for action by A&E, but will not call against it, either.
Chapman's show was in its fifth season and is one of A&E's top-rated programs. The series follows Chapman and his tattooed crew as they track down bail jumpers in Hawaii and other states.
The Honolulu-based bounty hunter first grabbed headlines for apprehending serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jFt-j4489gjzoSmH7Ap_Of-_xLLwD8SL0JTO0
TV Bounty Hunter Apologizes for Slur
By JAYMES SONG - 1 hour ago
HONOLULU (AP) - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has apologized for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.
Chapman, star of A&E's hit reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for the comments after The National Enquirer posted a clip of the conversation in which he uses the N-word in reference to his son's girlfriend.
"We take this matter very seriously," A&E spokesman Michael Feeney said in a statement Thursday. "Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded, we will take appropriate action."
The recording was first posted online by the Enquirer. It was unclear who recorded the conversation or how the tabloid obtained the 1 1/2-minute clip in which Chapman uses the N-word six times.
"There's no problem with how the tape was obtained and Dog has acknowledged its authenticity, and admitted to using the racist language," said David Perel, the Enquirer's editor-in-chief.
Perel declined to comment on how the tape was obtained. He said that doesn't matter because all that matters is what's on the tape.
In the conversation, Chapman urges his son, Tucker, to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend going public about the TV star's use of the N-word.
In the clip, Chapman also stated he doesn't care that his son's girlfriend is black.
In a statement, the 54-year-old Chapman said he has "utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred.
"I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world," he said. "I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused."
Chapman said, "My sincerest, heartfelt apologies go out to every person I have offended for my regrettable use of very inappropriate language. I am deeply disappointed in myself for speaking out of anger to my son and using such a hateful term in a private phone conversation."
Chapman said the clip was completely taken out of context.
"I was disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character," he said. "However, I should have never used that term."
Chapman said he is meeting with his spiritual adviser, Rev. Tim Storey, who is black, and hopes to meet with other black leaders, "so they can see who I really am and teach me the right thing to do to make things right, again."
"I know that all of my fans are deeply disappointed in me, as well, as I have tried to be a model for doing the right thing," he said. "I did not do the right thing this time, and hope you will forgive me."
Civil-rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is among the leaders Chapman contacted. In a letter Thursday to the bounty hunter, Sharpton wrote that as a minister, he would be inclined to meet "despite the racist and grotesque things I heard you say."
Sharpton said he would be willing to meet while traveling to promote a Nov. 16 march in Washington against hate crimes and racial attacks, but would not rearrange his road trip to do so.
"Be assured that I will not sanitize the kind of hate language that leads to the hate action that has left so many people vulnerable in America today," Sharpton wrote.
Sharpton noted he hadn't called for action by A&E, but will not call against it, either.
Chapman's show was in its fifth season and is one of A&E's top-rated programs. The series follows Chapman and his tattooed crew as they track down bail jumpers in Hawaii and other states.
The Honolulu-based bounty hunter first grabbed headlines for apprehending serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003
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quote:Originally posted by hisbigbootygirl
i doubt his career is over. look at jamie fox -- he openly hates white people, yet we continue to watch his movies...
well, ya'll do. i don't! [;)]
Don't apply "Y'all" to this guy here![;)]
I don't either.
Nor would I watch Danny Glover, the commie that he is![xx(]0 -
Which one is Tucker? I can't find a picture of him. Dog should beat the hell out of Tucker for stabbing him in the back then have nothing to do with him.
All the hype over racial slurs really bores and annoys me. These folks need to get a life.
I watched the show rarely, but always hoped I'd catch the one show when a really bad guy would show up with a gun due to them using pepper spray and putting so much faith in it. On the other hand it would only hurt guns so nevermind. Can normal bounty hunters use firearms? Hell I wouldn't be going after criminals without the proper protection. What I also thought was very funny was when they went to paintball pepper guns haha.0 -
hatred against whites is totally accepted, and is not considered racism because we are the majority[8D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
hatred against whites is totally accepted, and is not considered racism because we are the majority[8D]
That thread must have got deleted![xx(][B)]0 -
I'm no fan of the show, so I really can't tell you if I like the guy or not. Neither am I a fan of really abusive, vulgar or explicit language.
That being said, I can tell you that a son selling a recording of a private conversation between he and his father who has (and still does) supported him through the age of 23 tells me a whole lot more about the character of the son than the father using the n-word.
Dog shouldn't have used the word or some of the other language he did. He should have expected a certain level of privacy in his conversation, and his son should be man enough not to sell his fathers life and career out for cash for himself. All he did was hurt his brothers and sisters who depend on their fathers support.
Dog = dumb but maybe a decent human being. Tucker = dumb and a low life spoiled kid who hasn't grown up yet.0 -
Maybe this derelect family will not make more millions off of the sheeple who watch this crap. I flipped by this channel a few times and the fat wife's boobs scared me! [:0] 0 -
The guy is human and was set up. This publicity will only make him more popular with a bigger bank account. F the A&E channel, I support him.. 0 -
Never admit anything/Never deny anything: If some wealthy SOB can claim the 5th in front of congress and get away with it, so can I.
Make them prove everything: Why make things easy for a SOB that dislikes or hates you.
Make the little girl you never knew you had work for the money! The dog could have easily made that meanie son tucker spend all the blood money he earned for selling his father out proving the voice on the tape was his.
No mercy or forgiveness for a peron that sells out a family member for someone not in the family.
BLOOD'S thicker than water![:(!]0 -
All this racial sensitivity crap has got to go, what ever happened to free speech and freedom to express an opinion....Dog is a fool if he apologizes to anyone, especially Al Sharpton, one of the worst racists on the planet! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
I don't know, they put that schmuck Imus back on so there is probably hope for any arsehole idiot on radio or TV.
for anyone who may be Iddish illiterate...
Schmuck means BallPark Frank
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he,s gone and i,m glad and i hope he don,t come back. the reality shows are just about money.if people would get a life and not watch them they would disappear for good. eastbank. 0
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