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Damon Wayans

Wayans Drops N-Bomb, Faces Fallout

Published: 12/06/2006
Damon Wayans became the first famous offender of the Laugh Factory's ban on the use of the n-word, and was fined and banned from the club for three months as a result, Wayans' publicist tells TMZ. After the Michael Richards incident on November 17, the club decided to ban use of the word and fine…
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Mum's the Word on N-Word for Funnymen

Published: 12/03/2006
Has Michael Richards' racist rant made the n-word forbidden comedy fruit? How taboo is it, really? Is it taboo enough for the biggest, brashest African-American comics to ban it from their own acts? TMZ contacted Dave Chappelle, DL Hughley, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer and Katt Williams…
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O, Really? Oprah Uses the N-Word?

Published: 12/02/2006
In response to Michael Richards' racist rant, Oprah's gal pal Gayle King admits that she uses the N-word -- and hints that some of her closest friends (um, like BFF Oprah Winfrey?) do to. Page Six reports that on her XM Radio show, Gayle told listeners: "In the privacy of my own home, with my…
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Richards Buries the Hatchet with Hecklers

Published: 12/01/2006
Michael Richards has agreed to settle his dispute with the men he offended during his racist rant last month at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. Richards and Gloria Allred, the lawyer for the two patrons, issued the following joint statement: "Michael Richards would like to apologize in person…
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Kramer Rant Boosts DVD Sales

Published: 11/29/2006
It seems that there really is no such thing as bad press -- even press generated by racist tirades. Sales of season seven of "Seinfeld" are up 75% over season six and 90% over season five -- after one week of sales, according to website DVD Empire. Meanwhile, DeepDiscountDVD.com reports a…
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Michael Richards -- Biggest Wacko in Hollywood?

Published: 11/29/2006
Michael Richards once threatened to kill the creator of his own sitcom -- and otherwise revealed himself during the course of the show to be, by one prominent producer's account, the "angriest," "craziest," and "worst" star in the business. Sam Simon, longtime producer on "The Simpsons" and…
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"Michael Richards" Gets His Ass Kicked

Published: 11/28/2006
Still fuming over Michael Richards' tirade, WWE superstars JTG and Shad Gaspard (aka Cryme Tyme) decided to get even with the embattled comic by kicking the living crap out of him ... or at least someone who looks like him. On last night's "Monday Night Raw," the WWE brutes lampooned the…
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Richards: "Very Cool People" Use N-Word, Too

Published: 11/27/2006
Michael Richards' tour of contrition continued on Sunday when he appeared on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's radio show to apologize for his racist rant at a comedy club. He said that he was "shattered" by his actions, and that his N-word-laced tirade towards black patrons at the Laugh Factory, shown…
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Richards On The Hunt For "Those Guys"

Published: 11/25/2006
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…
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Richards' Rant -- Not The First Time

Published: 11/22/2006
Did Michael Richards attack the Jews? Two Los Angeles residents have come forward and said that's exactly what happened last Spring at L.A. comedy club, The Improv. Carol Oschin and J.P. Fillet say they were at The Improv on April 22 when Richards took the stage. They say that in the middle of…
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Richards Reaches Out To Civil Rights Leaders

Published: 11/22/2006
TMZ has learned that Michael Richards is reaching out to civil rights leaders, asking for forgiveness. Uber-publicist Howard Rubenstein, who was hired just today by the "Seinfeld" star, tells TMZ that Richards was on the phone today with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton, apologizing for his…
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Richards' Rant -- What You Didn't See

Published: 11/22/2006
Laugh Factory patrons Kyle Doss and Frank McBride appeared on the "Today" show this morning, and gave their account of what you didn't see on the now infamous tape of Michael Richards' racist rant. According to the two men, they were out for a night on the town to celebrate a friend's birthday.…
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