the buzz log
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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Posted by rparrish72002 | Wed, September 05, 2007, 3:00 pm PDT
who cares i say [profane] sometimes in joking
just a sad lonely person looking for a pay off or 15 min of fame would even bother to complain or some sick aclu or naacp member people are told there not good enough all the time lets sue, bad credit lets sue, not enough education lets sue , i`m sorry but if your gay just accept it
Posted by rparrish72002 | Wed, September 05, 2007, 6:59 pm PDT
i take it all back,illeriate was too much
you see you dont get the whole picture unless you read everybodys story`s but it`s our own fault celebs have always gotten off with pretty much every thing we have several levels of justice depends on what your statis is
Posted by rparrish72002 | Wed, September 05, 2007, 6:59 pm PDT
i take it all back,illeriate was too much
you see you dont get the whole picture unless you read everybodys story`s but it`s our own fault celebs have always gotten off with pretty much every thing we have several levels of justice depends on what your statis is
Posted by m_soulliere | Thu, September 06, 2007, 2:48 am PDT
Where are people's mind's today is there nothing that can be
said even in joking,what happen to freedom of speech
what if someone from england came for a vacation here
and asked someone for a [profane]thats what they call cigarettes
it's only a word
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