Four Minutes In Heaven of the Day: In his first interview since the incident, Tracy Morgan doesn’t address his homophobic remarks, but does spend some symbolic time in the closet and gets reluctantly kissed by a dude.
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Public Apology of the Day
Jun. 21, 2011
Public Apology of the Day: Tracy Morgan returned to Nashville today — the site of his now-infamous anti-gay rant — to publicly apologize for his remarks.
“I want to apologize to my friends, my family and my fans,” Morgan said at a news conference held at the Nashville Convention Center. “I didn’t know. I didn’t mean it.”
He concluded his statement by hugging Kevin Rogers, the audience member whose account of Morgan’s show brought his homophobic comments to light. “I believe it was just a huge mistake,” Rogers said before Morgan left the room.
[tennessean / video: cnn.]
Important Sidenote of the Day
Jun. 10, 2011
Important Sidenote of the Day: Kevin Rogers, the audience member who first reported on Tracy Morgan’s now-infamous homophobic rant, tells CNN’s Randi Kaye how he was forced to come out to his mother and other family members as a result of his unexpected thrust into the national spotlight. (Skip to 6:15.)
“She was very supportive and was great,” Rogers says. “I love her and my dad very much for the way they’ve raised me.”
[towleroad.]
Follow Up of the Day: Tracy Morgan Apologizes
Jun. 10, 2011
Follow Up of the Day: Tracy Morgan has issued a statement concerning the allegations that he “went on a homophobic tirade” during a show last week in Nashville.
I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others. While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.
The apology arrived shortly after a statement from GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios, calling on the comic “to remove these violently anti-gay remarks from his show and send a strong message that anti-gay violence is not something to joke about.”
[huffpo / thr / @alecbaldwin.]
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Tracy Morgan Tirade of the Day
Jun. 10, 2011
Tracy Morgan Tirade of the Day: Slap a big fat ALLEGEDLY in front of this because so far only one person has come forward to make these claims, but an audience member at a recent Tracy Morgan show in Nashville wrote on his Facebook page that the typically over-the-top comedian took it too far on June 3rd when he “went on a homophobic tirade while onstage,” attacking Pres. Obama’s supposed of the LGBT community, referring to homosexuality as a choice, and threatening to kill his son if he found out he was gay.
Kevin Rogers goes on to say that, when the audience expressed its displeasure at Morgan’s remarks, the 30 Rock star retorted “if gays can take a d*ck up their ass, they can take a joke.”
The sad thing is that none of this rant was a joke. His entire demeanor changed during that portion of the night. He was truly filled with some hate towards us. As far as I could see 10 to 15 people walked out. I had to fight myself to stay seated, but I knew if I got up… he won.
TMZ reports that neither Morgan nor his reps have yet to comment on these allegations.
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Morning Links
Mar. 15, 2011
Morning Links:
- Looting entirely absent from aftermath of Japanese earthquake.
- On the Internet, everyone knows you’re a toddler.
- Jezebel’s March Madness 2011: Cats Vs. Dogs.
- Esquire’s March Madness 2011: Sexiest Woman Alive.
- Single Topic Tumblr of the Day: Blurry Pictures of My Friends.
- Morning Distraction: Larry And The Gnomes.
- Morning Wood: Melissa Giraldo.
- Morning List: 11 Wonderful Things That Have Happened On the Ides of March.
[photo: bwe.]
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