Tina Fey says she was disturbed by the "
violent imagery" in
Tracy Morgan's homophobic stand-up act in Nashville -- but insists her "30 Rock" co-star is not a "hateful man."
In a statement to TMZ, Tina said she's glad
Tracy apologized -- but explained, "The violent imagery
of Tracy's rant was disturbing to me at a time when homophobic hate
crimes continue to be a life-threatening issue for the GLBT Community."
Fey continued, "It also doesn't line up with the Tracy Morgan I know, who is not a
hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever
hurt another person.
"I hope for his sake that Tracy's apology will be accepted as sincere by
his gay and lesbian co-workers at '30 Rock', without whom Tracy would not
have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to
act with, or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his
pocket."
NBC Chairman
Bob Greenblatt claims the network has warned Morgan about the incident -- saying, "Tracy’s comments reflect negatively on both '30 Rock' and NBC – two
very all-inclusive and diverse organizations – and we have made it clear
to him that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated."
Rachel Dratch on SNL: "Once you leave, you can never go back."
Pap: "...But Tina Fey went back...?"
Rachel: (pause .... smile) "... Why ya gotta do this to me right now?!"
Our photog had a rough day yesterday, because it was the day his delusional relationship with Tina Fey sadly came to an end.
We offered to throw one whole U.S. dollar her way, but Tina Fey refused to whip out her Golden Globes at the airport -- she's a little more high-priced than that.
Regardless, after spending 15 minutes with her at the JFK baggage claim, Tina only proved what everybody already knows -- she's the coolest chick in TV, period.
We were pretty confident Tina Fey smelled better than her "30 Rock" co-star Judah Friedlander -- now we know for sure.
So who knew Alec Baldwin would go on SNL and tell Sarah Palin what TMZ told her just hours in NYC earlier... politics aside, she's kind of a babe.
Pete Sampras is sick and tired of Tina Fey -- and all those high and mighty celebs who push their political beliefs on the common folk.
The retired tennis legend ripped into the Palin-alike and her fellow famous campaigners on his way out of Nobu in Malibu this weekend -- but the attack would have carried more weight had captain Hypocrite not screamed "Go McCain!" just moments earlier.
As we
first reported, Tina Fey couldn't help but to reprise her role as Seh-rah Pay-lin on "Saturday Night Live" last night.
This is the definition of a comedic "softball pitch" -- it almost seems too easy for Fey.
She picked up three Emmy awards Sunday night, but even Tina Fey had a minor hold-up at security check-in yesterday at the airport.
Maybe they thought it was Sarah Palin.
Maybe we're just too cynical, but is it possible John McCain actually picked Tina Fey -- not Sarah Palin -- as his running mate?
Tina probably knows what the Bush Doctrine is.
Sheryl Crow insists she was only
joking when she wrote on her website that we should each limit ourselves to one square of toilet paper per restroom visit. But at week's end, these folks were still squarely stuck on the hot seat!
Luke Wilson: This "Frat Pack" member may need to turn in his Hollywood fraternity card and seek the less swanky digs of the "Flat Pack." It doesn't matter what the genre is; gooey romance ("Alex & Emma"), goofy romance ("My Super Ex-Girlfriend"), crime comedy ("Mini's First Time"), sci-fi ("Idiocracy"), family entertainment ("Hoot") or shock horror ("Vacancy"). In each case, Owen and Andrew's younger bro has been a box office no-show. Wilson is hoping that by cozying up to Jessica Simpson for his next release, the romantic comedy "Blonde Ambition," he can bring his tenure as the "Ashley" of the Wilson clan to an end. If that fails, he may want to follow in the footsteps of his fellow
Occidental College alum, Ben Affleck -- and try his hand at directing.
