You Decide -- Did We Go Too Far?

451. What is so rude exactly????? I would have never known who this was if they hadn't put that fact in the article... Tell me please why is this rude?

Posted at 5:26PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by lola

452. The joke was harsh, but it was aimed at Taylor HIcks, not Mrs. Yamin, per se. Perhaps not in the best of taste, but not worthy of this uproar, and definitely not worth censuring.

Posted at 6:14PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by LostinBoston

453. Just another classless TMZ 'article'. WHO writes this crap on TMZ, ugly 14 year old boys who think it's cool to be hateful?

Posted at 6:23PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by Jan

454. Absolutely appaulling! I am an avid TMZ reader and I often laugh when y'all poke fun, but that was WAY too far. Take it down and have some respect.

Posted at 6:25PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by Mariln Monroe

455. Don't bother to take it down. It's done. You people are gross.

Posted at 7:45PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by A person with a brain

456. For those people that missed the line and are asking about it here it is....

"Yamin finished in 3rd place in 2006 on "Idol," behind Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks -- who, like Mrs. Yamin, will never be heard from again."

Posted at 7:13PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by in case you missed it

457. Although in extremely poor taste-I understood the comment to be a crack at Taylor Hicks, not Elliott. Elliott's independent album was released a year ago and his singles are STILL on the charts and heavily played on the radio.

Much love to Elliott and the rest of his family, our hearts are with you. Rest in Peace Mama Yamin.

Posted at 1:50AM on Apr 3rd 2008 by RBlues

458. why is this story still on the site?

Posted at 8:26AM on Apr 3rd 2008 by jm

459. This is stooping even lower than joking about somebody's death - this is basically a pre-teen bully's behaviour! "Oh, I didn't do anything wrong, but I'll say sorry anyway if you say so, Mum *sneers*" You wrote NO SINGLE LINE admitting that what you've done is wrong. Not a single apology. How utterly, unbelievably low.

TMZ, it would be much more respectful to just use your common sense and erase that joke line without asking - and issue an apology.

Posted at 11:30AM on Apr 3rd 2008 by C

460. Not to start an all out war, but what was said? Dont put the answer up on this board -- instead please email it to me at mollymariner@yahoo.com

Posted at 1:40PM on Apr 3rd 2008 by Val

461. The reason TMZ took so long to take the offensive comments out, is they wanted this kind of "controversy" for publicity. I'm guessing they even knew the comment would be regarded as crass and hurtful and over-the-line, but the wrote it anyway....to make controversy and thereby created publicity for TMZ.

And IMO, that's even worse.

What a skanky-ass group of people "tmz" is. I used to think celebs were wrong to beat up on TMZ, now I think they should be able to do whatever they want to TMZ staff. Including breaking cameras.

"Just sayin'!"

Posted at 2:47PM on Apr 3rd 2008 by sickoTMZ

462. what did they write? i missed that.

Posted at 3:41PM on Apr 3rd 2008 by rl

463. the person who wrote the line should be fire... he/she is an idiot...

Posted at 3:35PM on Apr 3rd 2008 by mary

464. Screw you tmz. What a loser organization. I hope you go under and crash and die.

Posted at 12:56AM on Apr 4th 2008 by URA Bunch of Dicks

465. This whole affair just reflects the disconnect that a later, but not all that distant, generation has with another. "The greatest generation" and most specifically those who fought and died in that global conflict deserve our utmost respect. If the purpose of the article by TMZ was to poke fun at an individual or group and their activities, that is just fine. However, to dis the ultimate sacrifice made by soldiers on all of our behalf, soldiers who literally died so that we can currently live in relative freedom is disgusting and shows incredible ignorance and selfishness. TMZ already has a sort of low-brow, not overly cerebral image and following. Do something good for yourself by apologizing and raising the bar in world that has stop looking upward to see where it isn't anymore.

Posted at 6:18PM on Apr 4th 2008 by Pewah