Michael Richards makes racist remarks
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Michael Richards stunned a Los Angeles comedy club audience, shouting racial epithets at people who heckled him during a stand-up routine Friday.
The 57-year-old comedian, best known for his role as Kramer on the TV show Seinfeld, was performing at the Laugh Factory when he took offense at a group of people who were heckling him. In a crude video seen on TMZ.com, Richards can be heard using racial epithets several times. (Youtube video)
“Fifty years ago we’d have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass.”
Richards went on the Late Show with David Letterman yesterday to apologize, which was probably the worst venue possible he could have chosen. Seinfeld was a guest on the show and asked Michael Richards to appear, but most of the audience hadn’t even seen the incident yet and many thought it was some sort of comedy sketch (you can hear people laughing and Seinfeld has to tell them to “stop laughing, it’s not funny”). (Google video)(mirror)
It seemed like a very honest apology, he didn’t blame it on drugs or booze. But what I find interesting is the fact that he says he’s not a racist, what I doubt, and he never said he didn’t mean it. He just apologized for the remarks.
