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"Kramer's" Racist Tirade -- Caught on Tape

Michael Richards at the Laugh FactoryWARNING: WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS PROFANE AND RACIAL

Michael Richards exploded in anger as he performed at a famous L.A. comedy club last Friday, hurling racial epithets that left the crowd gasping, and TMZ has obtained exclusive video of the ugly incident.

Richards, who played the wacky Cosmo Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," appeared onstage at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. Kyle Doss, an African-American, told TMZ he and some friends were in the cheap seats and he was playfully heckling Richards when suddenly, the comedian lost it.

The camera started rolling just as Richards began his attack, screaming at one of the men, "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass."

Richards continued, "You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf**ker. Throw his ass out. He's a nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger!"

The crowd is visibly and audibly confused and upset. Richards responds by saying, "They're going to arrest me for calling a black man a nigger."

One of the men who was the object of Richard's tirade was outraged, shouting back "That's un-f***ing called for, ain't necessary."

After the three-minute tirade, it appears the majority of the audience members got up and left in disgust.

Attempts to reach Richards' reps were unsuccessful.

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7486. Yes #170, I am very offended an being called cracker.

I'm 18, and have only lived half my life in America. I never really knew racism until I came here and got called names for things I never did is offensive.

On top of that, didn't a white president abolish slavery? So why the big deal that whites are bad? Without white compassion (being that at the time they were in power), as far as I can tell, abolishing slavery would have taken a lot longer to happen.

At the same time, no coloured person can know if my great grandparents worked on the underground railroad. And if they did (which by the way they did), doesn't it seem unkind to mush all whites into some kind of bad stereo type?

I, living internationally, am very familiar with people from all nations, but Americans, both black and white, seem to have a problem with getting over that past.... especially when it wasn't their past, but their relatives. Talk about unfair to either side. What the heck do you have sides for anyway??

P.S. I'm part asian, so I'm not even totally white!

Posted at 1:32PM on Jan 28th 2007 by Gee

7487. THE SLANTED MEDIA DOESN'T TALK ABOUT RICHARDS BEING CALLED A CRAKER-A**. Why is it that a black man can call a white man names but if a white man does it, it's a media uproar. Richards was absolutly wrong for giving in to his anger, but he was provoked none the less, and the media didn't cover that.


SAY NO TO DOUBLE STANDARDS

Posted at 1:34PM on Jan 28th 2007 by ME

7488. Kendra #226, you're awesome haha ^^

Posted at 1:44PM on Jan 28th 2007 by Gee

7489. Hey TISK TISK, eat shit!!!!

Posted at 10:56PM on Jan 28th 2007 by Not brain dead

7490. Julia, get a freaking life. Who cares what you think. You try to overthink. Again, get a life. I suppose you're OK with black people being racist against white people. You're a hypocrite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:56PM on Jan 28th 2007 by Ashley

7491. Personally i think he was drunk and just snapped at the fact that the black man interruptd him and the fact that he was black calling him a N****** was the quick way for him to get back

All in all he is a comical legend in my eyes and sh*t happends

Posted at 6:58PM on Jan 29th 2007 by Just Dyllon

7492. Well , Its all fine and profitable if your Black but Its off to the poor house if your white. My comments are 1 . History Has A way of repeating itself.and I wasnt alive when slavery was legal OH neather were any black people So go TAke that Race Card A put it in your pipe A smoke it LOL Underdog420

Posted at 8:59AM on Jan 30th 2007 by Underdog420

7493. The clip is cut to when the fork comment came in....So what led up to it? If your white and you say anything, Literally, about race, Youre a raceist. However if you're Carlos Mencia, Chris Rock, one of the "Kings Of Comedy" or any other non causican comedian you are just funny. Where is the equality and who are the real racists?

Posted at 2:38AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Darker_Shade

7494. There is no such thing as equality when it comes to racism. Racism is the "black racists" "mealticket". They're not about to let their "mealticket" die out! They like their retroactive preferential treatment scam. It's too profitable.

Posted at 5:26PM on Jan 31st 2007 by MULE

7495. Topeka,
you tell Richards he is our hero,
for putting those idiot hecklers in their place no matter what color they were it isn't funny to heckle and I wish they would have thrown them out..
I am tired of paying good money to hear a jackass run his dumb ass mouth while someone is doing their act.

also, why doesn't Richards sue the person with this tape of the act since there are rules in place that say copyrights are in place and no video or cameras allowed?

go sue their asses for making money off of this tape !!

Posted at 9:45AM on Feb 2nd 2007 by cracker

7496. I can't play the video. AOL SUCKS! I can play videos from EVERY other site .. except theirs. Why?

Posted at 1:57PM on Feb 2nd 2007 by Mike

7497. Maybe Michael Richards is a racist...but this video does not prove it. When you are unbelievably angry or irritated, you will look for that one thing that will hurt your antagonist the most. The men were black, so Richards reached for the N-word, which he KNEW would have the desired effect. If the hecklers were overweight, he would have launched a tirade on their fatness...if they looked "simple" , he would have called them rednecks, etc. They do not accept confessions or criminals that are made under duress. Richards did not use the N-word after one or two comments. He lost it ~ he should have been a professional and not have said it ~ but it was for effect, and it obviously achieved that effect. Whether he is a racist is another matter entirely. This video does not confirm his racism one iota. Sorry.

Posted at 9:45PM on Feb 2nd 2007 by Andrew Andrews

7498. Its shocking to think the Political Correctness
Censorship slipped for a second and Droid 4175862
said what he was Thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:33AM on Feb 3rd 2007 by Remark

7499. Yes,he made a huge mistake by lashing out like that.But now he's labelled forever and his long career has now vanished in about 30 seconds.Wait a few years......he'll be serving us french fries somewhere.

Posted at 2:59PM on Feb 3rd 2007 by still a seinfeld fan

7500. Micheal Richards is a racist. For those who feel racism no longer exists please try walking around as a black person for a day and feel the stares of discomfort.

Posted at 9:22PM on Feb 3rd 2007 by Que

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