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A&E Cancels Dog the Bounty Hunter
Over A Private Taped Conversation The National Enquirer Paid $15,000.00 For
November 2, 2007
This comes two days after a private phone conversation in which
he used a racial slur was posted online.
The number one reality TV show starring celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman was pulled from the air indefinitely on Friday, November 2. 2007
two days after a private phone conversation with his son in which
he used a racial slur was posted online.
The conversation happened over 6 months ago and was set up
between the National Enquirer and Dog's son Tucker, while he was in a private phone conversation with his dad the Dog
Cable channel A&E suspended production of the fifth series of
Chapman's popular show, Dog the Bounty Hunter,
as the phone call was made public on Wednesday, but on Friday the network went a step further.
"In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days,
A&E has decided to take Dog The Bounty Hunter
off the network's schedule for the foreseeable future," an A&E spokesman said.
"We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun."
He said no decision had been made to cancel the program,
which is shown in more than 10 countries,
and the network will review the situation again in a couple of weeks.
Honolulu-based Chapman, 54, who is a devout Born Again Christian,
has apologized for using the epithet "N" word during the private conversation
to describe a black woman being dated by his son,
Tucker, and vowed to do whatever he can to repair the damage.
Chapman's lawyer was quoted in various media reports on Friday as saying that the conversation posted on
The National Enquirer tabloid's Web site had been leaked by
Tucker Chapman, one of the crime-fighter's 12 children.
Chapman, a burly ex-con with long blond hair and leather wardrobe,
rose to fame after his 2003 tracking and capture of Max Factor heir and serial rapist Andrew Luster in Mexico.
Media attention over that case led to an offer for a reality TV show
tracking Chapman and his "posse" as they chase down people who skip bail and fail to show up in court.
He is the latest in a string of U.S. celebrities to end up in trouble
for using offensive language, although Dog's comments were not public, they were private
Michael Richards, co-star of the TV series Seinfeld, sparked an outcry in late 2006
when he spewed a torrent of racial slurs at hecklers at a comedy club.
He later apologized, saying he lost his temper.
Shock jock Don Imus was fired by CBS Radio in April for on-air referring to a mostly black university women's
basketball team as "nappy-headed hos." He signed a new deal this week with Citadel Broadcasting Corp to return to the air.
Keep checking our site for any updated concerning the Return of Dog the Bountyhunter.
Please keep in mind that Dog's comments were not public, they were private in nature!
Duane 'Dog' Chapman Defended Against Racist Allegations
Duane 'Dog' Chapman is "not a racist", according to his eldest son Christopher. Chapman, star of reality program Dog, The Bounty Hunter, has been embroiled in controversy after he was heard referring to his other son Tucker's ( Latino/African American?) girlfriend, Monique’s Shinnery, with a racial slur in a tape recording during a PRIVATE PHONE CALL... which was then sold to U.S. tabloid, the National Enquirer.
But Christopher... the eldest of Chapman's nine children... has defended his father against the allegations.
"My dad has never been like that. I've heard him say the 'N' word once or twice, but never to where he's been a racist person at all. He's got a lot of friends who are black; a lot of friends who are Mexican, plus he's half Indian himself... He's not a racist person."
Bosses at A&E television... the production company behind his hit TV series... have suspended production on his reality series, despite the star issuing an apology for the racial slur shortly after the tape was made public.
Bishop T.D. Jakes Comments Concerning Dog's Private Conversation With Son
November 9, 2007
In my opinion, ( Bishop Jakes ) with Don Imus, I thought it was a little bit different because he was speaking to the public.
He ( Don Imus ) was speaking about innocent people, as opposed to a ( Dog's ) private conversation.
Maybe there should be some level of reprimanding.
At what level it should be, I don't know."
Jeff Johnson, BET correspondent and former national director of the NAACP youth and college division
Comments Concerning Dog's Private Conversation With Son
November 9, 2007
Dr. Phil addresses Jeff Johnson, BET correspondent and former national director of the NAACP youth and college division.
"Should the Dog be fired? Should that show be canceled for what he said in a private conversation?" he ( Dr. Phil ) asks.
"No, I don't believe so. I disagree with everything he said. I'm appalled by what he said,
but I think we begin to create a very dangerous and slippery slope when we start firing people for what they say in private conversations," Jeff replies.
"I think if we start tapping people's phones and listening to private conversations,
there will be a long list of people who will have to face the music for some of the things they've said in private."
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