You Decide -- Did We Go Too Far?

6:30 PM UPDATE: OK, POINT WELL TAKEN!

The TMZ newsroom is split -- half of us (like a lot of you commenters!) think the last line in the Elliott Yamin article was way out of line, the other half, well, not so much.

What do YOU think? Was it in bad taste, or just a joke? Polls close at 6:30 PM ET. Majority rules. If 51% say take it down, we will.



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91. Come on TMZ,,, I use to really like you. I think you have gone to far and your not respectable in my eyes anymore.. It seems like you just trash people when you are having a slow day...

Posted at 5:42PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Munch a Bunch

92. I AM DONE WITH THIS SITE THEY ARE INSULTING ARE INTELLIGENTS FOR REAL YOU GUYS.

Posted at 5:36PM on Apr 1st 2008 by dee

93. It was disgusting. It's sad that "half" of TMZ thought it was remotely okay. The first time I come to this site and I see garbage like that. I certainly don't intend on returning. Congrats. It was completely uncalled for, especially considering the person the article was about. She did not deserve that and TMZ should send Elliott flowers and letters of apology for such comments. I can't imagine any one of you at TMZ would appreciate a comment like that about your mothers.

Posted at 2:50PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by Melody

94. Out of line! Let the celebrities shock us not your writers. love ya!

Posted at 5:37PM on Apr 1st 2008 by carbella

95. It's already 87% to take it down, I hardly think you need to wait till 6:30.

Posted at 6:32PM on Apr 1st 2008 by happigyrl

96. Way out of line and distasteful. TAKE IT DOWN.

Posted at 6:13PM on Apr 1st 2008 by BD

97. of course it's out of line! I love TMZ and watch the show everyday, but you guys definitely went too far. Have some respect! I understand the "joke" you were trying to make, but c'mon, that was way too low even for TMZ.

Posted at 1:05PM on Apr 2nd 2008 by Chris

98. not only should you take it down, you should apologize! And while you're at it, get some writers who know what crosses the line! Ridiculous!!!!

Posted at 6:40PM on Apr 1st 2008 by disgusted

99. That was ridiculously tacky. Might lose readers/viewers over that one.

Posted at 5:51PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Christian

100. Yeah I think it was way uncalled for.

Posted at 5:36PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Chrissy

101. TMZ editors need to grow up and stick showing celebs shopping or whatever the point of TMZ is for. Seriously, someone's mother passed away....you seriously need a poll to find out if you're out of line or not? Idiots!

Posted at 5:37PM on Apr 1st 2008 by tmzhasnosoul

102. You people are even more trashy then I thought. You say the newsroom is split just like the commenters. I haven't seen ONE comment on here in favor of your disgusting article. BTW, I've emailed/called Time Warner, CNN and a few other "legitimate" news sources and let them about the garbage that was posted on this site. Instead of just removing the article and apologizing for your vile comments, you've continued it by creating a poll and making it into some sort of ridiculous numbers game/contest. If half of your staff is "really" against this article, hopefully that's the half that gets to keep their jobs on Monday.

Posted at 5:38PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Chad

103. Well I mean Elliot seems like a pretty nice guy, a pretty modest guy that really loved his mom, which was obvious on Idol.

So that's why I think it's a little out of line.....think about if it was your mom and she had just died. This might get a chuckle maybe two weeks from now, maybe even from Elliot, six months from now. But today, just a couple days after one of the most important people in his life, just died....Kinda in sensitive...

i hope he's got allot better things to do right now, and doesn't get wind of this....

Posted at 5:39PM on Apr 1st 2008 by janet

104. I used to have your site bookmarked, but I rarely look at it anymore, because of what pathetic losers you are. You think the way to be hip is to be cruel. I happened to look in on your website again, and now it will be a very long time if ever, that I do so again. I forgot about your cheap shots. Why do you refer to your "newsroom"? That name should be used only by true reporters who report real news.

Posted at 9:47AM on Apr 2nd 2008 by adnaper

105. just do the right thing and take the line out.

Posted at 9:28PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Kari

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