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Richards On The Hunt For "Those Guys"

Posted Nov 25th 2006 10:16AM by TMZ Staff

Unlike the "Seinfeld" character he played, it looks like Michael Richards won't be able to get out of the racist rant pickle -- a pickle captured on video and obtained exclusively by TMZ -- as easily as he hoped.

The two black men he allegedly verbally attacked say a national apology on "The Late Show With David Letterman" wasn't enough. They want a personal apology and possibly money, according to the New York Post. The actor's publicist says Richards wants to apologize to both men, but hasn't been able to find them. But when he does, he will talk to them face-to-face and "then see what happens."

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1. It's so sad these days how people plot and use for their own selfish reasons. I was truly outraged seeing how Michael ranted and raved. HOWEVER, since reading how the "so-called victims" want a personal apology and money, it has entirely defeated their "outcry". Now the anger has shifted the other way. These guys need nothing more than pacifiers and dumped back into their cribs.... cry babies.. that's all they are. How sad.. to think I actually felt sorry for you.

Posted at 11:07AM on Nov 25th 2006 by Tootz

2. OKAY NOW... RICHARDS BETTER BE CAREFUL.. I RESPECT THAT HE WANTS TO APOLOGIZE TO THEIR FACES. ALTHOUGH HE DOESNT REALLY MEAN IT, ITS STILL COOL. HES RACIST. WHEN YOU GET DRUNK THE TRUTH COMES OUT. BELIEVE ME I KNOW. ANYWAYS, ITS LIKE JAMIE FOXX SAID, IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIM OR SOME FOR REAL IGNORANT N***AS, HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIS A** WHOOPED ON THE SPOT! I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS WRONG WITH THOSE TWO BUT IF IT WAS ME AND MY FAMILY BOY! THAT FOOL WOULDNT BE WALKING. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT ONE. HE BETTER HAVE SOME BODY GUARDS THERE OR SOMETHING.

Posted at 11:12AM on Nov 25th 2006 by Ashley

3. DRUNKEN WORDS ARE SOBER THOUGHTS !!! KEEP THAT IN MIND MICHAEL RICHARDS!!!

Posted at 11:22AM on Nov 25th 2006 by IN THA LBC

4. Michael Richards was not drunk, he was pissed off.

Posted at 11:38AM on Nov 25th 2006 by Lisa

5. Michael Richards should not cave into their demands for money. This is a free world and you can say whatever you like (even if it's not right). I'm gay and I don't go around suing everyone who calls me a faggot, etc. He should stand firm and not pay a cent. If anything he should make a promise to these 2 guys that he will make a big donation to the NAACP. Every celebrity out there better be careful these days with camera phones, video cameras, etc. You have no idea who you can trust!!

Posted at 11:43AM on Nov 25th 2006 by Jason

6. I'm a black woman and I completely agree with you #6. Those men should not profit, everyone every day has things said or done to them that they find offense in someway. Freedom of Speech means exactly that. We don't have to like what a person says, but they sure as Hell has the right to say it.

Posted at 11:49AM on Nov 25th 2006 by Lisa

7. I believe that Michael Richards should be banned from performing live stand-up comedy. He is not that funny without the cast of a sitcom. He should be grateful that he had an opportunity on Seinfield and take the money from residuals and run!

Posted at 12:03PM on Nov 25th 2006 by luella peniston

8. #8, if no one buys tickets to his future gigs, then he won't be performing stand-up anymore. A "ban" isn't necessary if the people who matter vote with their wallets. He didn't do anything illegal, he just said some really stupid stuff that should have never been said. He's dug his own career grave.

Posted at 12:14PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Webbulous

9. I can't imagine demanding money for being called names. That is crazy! These 2 guys just showed their true colors. As far as the other Michael (Jackson) I am still a fan. I like to listen to the old stuff. Billie Jean will always rule in the top 10 best songs ever!

Posted at 12:18PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Melody

10. I can't believe they now want MONEY! How could I have felt sorry for these dummies? They've now thrown racist Richards a lifeline. How disappointing that they are demanding cash. What a letdown. I feel less outraged at the "comedian" now.

Posted at 12:25PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Lisa Kalb

11. Hey Ashley, is physical violence your answer to everything in life? It's obvious from your postings you don't exactly have alot of education but come on. You know you are just perpetuating the stereotypes many have about blacks and looking foolish in the process. And can someone please show posters 1,2, and 3 (who is probably the same person) where to find caps lock on the keyboard??

Posted at 1:23PM on Nov 25th 2006 by renee

12. Even lower than Michael Richards are these two BLACK persons for wanting money. What messages are black folks sending ......that it is ok to shit on them as long as they can be brought off. ......Take the black man out of slavery, but you cannot take the mental slavery out of black man.

Posted at 1:30PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Bend Down Low

13. MICHAEL RICHARDS TOLD IT LIKE IT IS AND

HE ROCKS.

Posted at 1:38PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Mia

14. I really don't know why K-F*ck still prides himself on being America's most hated man. Of course, no one will argue that he really is (although poor Michael Richards is a strong contender), but dude, don't you get it??? It's not good that people hate you so much. They don't buy your album, they don't go to your shows, they make fun of you at award shows... The way you keep saying : "F*ck everybody" only makes us want to say :"Hey, you know what? F*ck YOU, asshole". We never asked for you to start poisoning the music industry with your so-called "rapping skills", we never asked to see your fugly face every day, and we certainly didn't ask for you to turn our beloved Britney into a hopeless piece of white trash. No shut the f*ck up, FedEx.

As for Michael Richards... Bunch of stupid hypocrits. Like you never said anything mean to anyone. Like you never did anything you weren't proud of. Of course what he did was wrong. But the guy apologized. What more do you want from him????? I won't stop watching Seinfeld because of what he did. Why not try a little forgiveness and compassion for once????

Posted at 1:47PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Laury

15. I thought Richards was sleazy, but his 'victims' have done well at playing catch up. A second apology should suffice. The fact that they want money shows that they are only looking to cash in and shows what kind of people they are. This doesn't excuse what Richards did, but it surely sheds light on the situation.

Posted at 2:52PM on Nov 25th 2006 by Lulu

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