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The Buzz has been remiss in not paying homage to Jerry Lewis (+188%). The 81-year-old legend deserves props for creating the Nutty Professor empire and for being the veritable King of Comedy.
Most notably, Lewis has raised millions of dollars through his Labor Day telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (+375%)—a holiday and television tradition for 42 years. However, Mr. Lewis now finds himself in the not-so-esteemed company of Don Imus, Michael Richards, and Isaiah Washington after this year's extravaganza.
In a clip first posted on TMZ, Lewis utters the anti-gay F-bomb while clowning with a cameraman during the bleary and dreary 18th hour of the telethon. Lewis apologized for his remark and the hubbub is an unfortunate diversion from the $63 million raised at this year's MDA telethon (+521%). Now it's easy to see why Lewis's "comedy" has taken a back seat to his philanthropy.
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