Mea Culpa
Jerry Lewis issued the following apology Tuesday evening for the homophobic slur he blurted on television this past weekend during his MDA telethon.
"During the 21-1/2-hour live broadcast of my Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend, I made a joking comment to a member of my production team. I apologize to anyone who was offended. I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard. In the family atmosphere of the Telethon, I forget that not everyone knows me that well. That something like this would distract from the true purpose of the Telethon pains me deeply. The success of the show and all the good that will come from it shouldn't be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry."
Is he going to go to rehab now????
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Outrage paid off for African Americans offended by everyone but themselves using the "N" word - so now we have another whole group of people cashing in on the outrage game - the "F"s. Oh boy.
Give me a break! He was making a joke!
Re: KAREN – He has good reason to help the children. Jerry's done some evil shit in his time, he knew when he was doing it he had better set up something good if he wanted a snowball's chance in Hell of getting to Heaven. Let us also not forget, for a good many years, his telethon was the ONLY time he was in any sort of spotlight. The fact that he helps kids is great, but don't think he's altruistic, Jerry has gotten from his telethon as much, if not more, than what he's given.
My monogram is FAG (the non-traditional way, all you "Craners"), and I have it plastered all over everything: my stationery, my luggage, towels, even my license plate says FAG LVR. I get honked at a lot, even shot at. My tires have been slashed and my home vandalized. But, I likes my FAGdom. Go FAG go!!!
Oh big deal, fag is no longer a dirty word, I hear homos use it all teh time to descrtibe each other, like blacks with the N word. Everyone just needs to get over it and stop acting like a bunch of sissies.
Come on now, those of you who CRUCIFIED Isaiah Washington, I want to hear you screaming for Jerry Lewis to be banished from show biz, to never work again, to be skinned alive. You didn't even hear Isaiah say the offensive word, there's no videotape, but you lost your minds. So come on, you saw AND heard this, lose it on the white man too.
As I type this, I have my face smashed against Jerry's cum-encrusted cock. Yum. Yum. He still has jizz left over from his date with Clay Achin' Akin. Those two rock the cock and then some!
That rehab comment…..priceless!! I'm glad he apologized. The F-word shouldn't be used.
Re: paca – OK, time for bed, you write like a 13 year old which you probably are.
Perez!
What about homo, mo, fairy, nellie, nancy, etc. Are those off-limits too? Or just a word that means, "A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars."
Re: ohplease – they won't do it because white people -gay and straight- say racism no longer exists. We live in a perfect world of rainbows don'tcha know
When gay people stop calling one another 'fag', I'll drop it from my vocabulary. I mean no malice by it and my actions testify to that.
It's a damn word. It's not violence. It must suck to be afraid of sounds.
Oh, stop it. He apologized. That's more than enough.
He has done more good for a lot of people in one year, than most of his critics combined in their lifetimes.
What else do you want? Cut your vengeance-filled whining. The people that are quick to chastise are the biggest offenders.
By the way, GLAAD accepted his apology.
Can this thread die now?
BURN IN HELL HOMO'S
This man has raised millions and millions and millions and millions for a disease that does NOT affect him directly. It has one of the highest rates of giving out benefits with low operational overhead. I worked in an ER where kids got free care because of him. I don't think he is funny- but I respect the hell out of him. If you notice, gays tend to only support AIDS research. And once in a while breast cancer if one of them gets it. There is no excuse for picking on a guy who was one of the first real celebrity humanitarians. He can use any words he wants- he owes no one nothing. I don't care who you think you are. He wasn't being mean. He apologized. And he is from a different generation where they joked like that.
perez, shut the fuck up. Jerry Lewis happens to be one of the greatest classic comedians and actually has talent unlike you & a lot of spoiled bitchy celebs. You don't even make your own shit, you take it from other sources and call it your own, yet now that you're so popular, you're selling yourself out on lame ass shows like celebrity rapstar, which makes YOU A HYPOCRITE AND AN IDIOT AT THAT. Pretty soon you'll be one of those misquoted celebrities who ends up in rehab with two babies you're going to be struggling with.
Dear Fag Vomit Perez,
Why can't you realize that this man has raised 62 million dollars for a very worthy cause THIS YEAR ALONE? This does not include the previous decades where he has raised millions more. He's a man with a big heart AND he's doing something for people in need. Why does society have to lambast such a decent human being? He's from a generation where he didn't have to worry about fags overreacting to something so simple. If they did, they simply beat the shit out of the fags and problem solved. Get over your gender identity issues you sorry as FAGS and do something to further a worthy cause other than your own selfish sexual identity.
Yeah, we all know he wasn't saying it to be an ass though, we have all made a slip of the tongue. Thats the difference between him and others. Hell, SO MUCH WORSE SHIT is being typed on this site's comment pages everyday and NOBODY demands Perez to clean that up!!
i'm sick and tired of all this fucking hatemonger breeders.
i'm not issuing no apology.
pretzel i love ya but seriously. you let certain people say fag (i.e. paris herpes hilton) without chastising them but others are damned to hell. And not for nothing you say god-awful things about people on your blog everyday. it's funny when you call people names and it's funny when other people do it. no double standards now!
OK, TinyPeePee, when you develop Muscular Dystrophy, you can turn down any treatment whatsoever because this homophobe used the word fag. How's that, hypocrite?
Jerry thinks he can do no wrong………….even with all the success of the Telethon…………he needs to think before he speaks.
We need the money..
Check in is at 3…
I am sooo sick and tired of everybody analyzing everything that anybody says and all this politically correct crap!! People slip up on words, get over it. EVERYONE does, whether it be with gay reference etc. we live in such a hypocritical world where everyone makes themselves out to be sooo special like THEY don't do anything wrong!!! Get over yourselves people!!
ALL YOU LOVE JEERY SAY "I"
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get over it!! this isnt even the same as Isiah, he said it in anger, and he didnt need to apologize either, that queer on Greys wasnt even in that fight, and now Isiah is paying hardcore, when he should be
and Jerry?
OMG! you kids need to learn your facts!!
Jerry lewis was/is big is France, but he was also in the US the top boxoffice all the way from 40 to 60's
Only in france did he get recognized for it! DUH!
he's also an inventor, tv host, writter, director, and lets not forget the only celebrity to be nominated for the Noble Peace Prize
and, tell, what where you all doing labor day weekend?? one weekend you guys get off the same as him, and he has devoted about 60years to ONE charity… tell me, have you EVER donated a a single dollar for Jerry's kids?! and you can look on youtube, theres old vid with him at the telethon saying Fag now Perez has eyes on him, and he finaly notices?!
wooooooooooooooow
how about for every complaint about Jerry Lewis you donate a fucking dollar for dieing kids.
now THAT would be something.
but you all are too selffish and retarded to even give.
give anything but your fogged up opinion, and blow jobs!
get lifes!
Jerry beats you all!
hes a fucking MILLIONARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
and not from just france!
Jesus-Fucking-Christ people! Quit making such a big Fucking thing out of nothing.
Jerry Lewis, Mel Gibson, Imus, etc. Don't Fucking apologize after saying something offensive.
Jerry: Should have Told the Fags to go get Fucked
Mel: Should have told the Jews the same
Imus: Ditto to Al Sharpton and the Nappy headed Ho's
I, (Santos) have said many times that alot of Blacks are pain in the ass whiners who yell "RACE" every time some Black celebrity gets caught in a criminal act. And I don't give a Fuck how many Blacks are offended by me. I make no apologies.
IT WAS FUNNY
IT WAS A JOKE
CAN'T THIS HOMO-FRIENDLY SITE, THAT SAYS MUCH WORSE ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE, UNDERSTAND THAT?
lighten up. Man, I am out and gay but sometimes GLADD makes me ashamed. They can be the total word police. Word police leads to World Police. Not good.
It strikes me as the height of irony that a felching slander-queen like p-chubbs can affect moral outrage when somebody else says something mildly offensive.
I can only suggest that p-carbs sneak over to roseanne barr's house some night and try and get in the yard unannounced.
Re: ursaminorjim – Right on, brother! Touche!
FOR ALL THE "I LOVE JERRY" FANS AND "HE DOES SO MUCH FOR THE KIDS" BOP ON OVER TO SMOKING GUN AND CHECK OUT THE RIDER FOR JERRY'S OTHER APPEARANCES. IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THERE IS TO BE NO MENTION OF MDA AT ALL, NOT ALLOWED!!! AND SHOULD ANY WELL-MEANING MDA SUPPORTERS OR FUND-RAISERS SHOW UP, THEY ARE TO BE SHOWN THE RIDER.(AND THE DOOR)
YEAH, WOOOOOO FEEEL THE LOVE FOR THE SICK KIDS COMIN' OFF YA IN WAVES, JERRY!!!
Re: Santos – Santos. Sounds like a hispanic name to me. We won't even get started on you and your people. Get a life and a clue.
To: ihatesantos:
Yes I am spanish. Not from Mexico. Not from Cuba. Not from Puerto Rico. Nor from any of the South American countries, if it makes any difference, I was born in the U.S.A.
My parents came here from Spain in 1948.
So are you BLACK??
I say, FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!
Santos…Please get back WETBACK. Not another comment go teach your fucking people some ESL classes so their damn kids can get help with their homework at home. Little Spanish kids failing first grade cause their parents speak no English to help them. That's a damn shame.Yeah you are the pain in the ass. Teach your people to Speak English and stop selling damn Oranges on the streets, fucking retards. Oh yeah and tell your mom to come clean my house
NASTY FILTY IMMORAL INDECENT FUDGEPACKING QUEERS! aMERICA LOVES YOU jERRY
Jerry does so much for America's children and nobody gives a rats ass what anybody says about nasty ass queers!
#150SUCH MY DICK U UGLY BITCH!!!
how dare you call him an idiot! What have you done to help others. Thank God for him and what he does. Because of him and the money he raises for MD my nephew will have a longer and more produtive life. But I guess you being gay is so much important! Suck it up and deal with it. It was a man joking around with his staff! U loser!!!
Jerry Lewis has been smart enough to collect money for a disease for which a cure will never be found. He has made a career of doing these telethons and paying himself a 1 million dollar annual salary out of the donations for decades. Why should he care about finding a cure when he is making millions in his own pocket? If he's really charitable why doesn't he do it for free and give back the millions we donated to his pocket?
Jerry was on the toilet in the stall next to the senator. It was JERRY tapping his foot..NOT the senator!
Is he going to FINALLY retire, stay home and never show his hideous/bloated face in public again? The world would be a better place if that were to happen!
He looks SO much better now. I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt anyone. Back in the day, you can say WHATEVER, now people get offended and cry "racist!" "sexist!" "homophobe!".
F 'em
Look the man is an icon in the movie industy. If you dont know him to bad for you, if you do know him, then let him say whatever he wants! People are allowed to say what they want, its what this world is all about, only problem is people get way to insulted way too easily. I mean perez hilton whole show is bashing celebrities and making fun of them. Now this man says something about fags and everyone is like NOOOOO but what the fuck you guys are laughing at insults thrown at celebs! who are you to judge?
The guy needs to start using his oxygen again. He's obviously not getting enough O2 to his brain! Jerry Lewis is an asshole and will always be an asshole. This isn't the first time that his big foul mouth has gotten him into trouble. As far as his "good works" go… He constantly toots his own horn which makes you wonder what his REAL motive is. He's a rude, obnoxious, biggoted, dick wad.
Hopefully, homosexuals will let this comment slide. If you had any philosophy, then perhaps you might remember the ideals of Bentham and Mill. He makes a gay remark, people with MD get 63 million. Bite the pillow this time.
Perez sweetie get a grip dude lol
Is there a Rehab for Overexposed Unfunny Jews?
If not there SHOULD be?
He needs to Lay down!
oh perez i hope you will vilify him as much as you did isaih washington as well. you seem to be very selective in your support for homophobes…
It amazes me how we have to bend over backwards in this country to appease
a liberal minority view. In case some of you fuck wads forgot this is the
land of free speech. Everyone is so sensitive. Could it be that you are sensitive
of so called "derogatory" comments because you are feeling guilty or ashamed of who you are? Food for thought. Get a life all you low self esteemed losers.
Get over the dream that everyone is going to get along and that the world
can be a perfect place where no one hurts each other's feelings. Yuck.
P.S. Same to you.
lay off him you pack of cunts, he is about a hundred and shut the fuck up. I am so over your political correctness, its a mask for conservatism. meanwhile, you yanks keep killing innocent people in Iraq….
Freedom of Mutha Fuckin Speech. Long live Isiah, Jerry, and Imus. Oh waaaah, you overly sensitive homo's. Go paint your nails. Fat Ass call's ppl fags daily and you don't have a bitch fit over his fat fuckin mouth with huge horse teeth. I feel a lot better now.
I never liked that guy. He's not funny AT ALL…He's always talkin out his arse.
have you guys seen the Flavor Flave roast. the jokes on that prime time Comedy Central program should have pissed off every minority group in this country, yet we are not talking about cause it was really funny. remember that we all have to laugh at ourselves. we are mostly all good individual human beings, and deserve no deregotory comments made towards us. but, when we act as large groups or communities(fags, dykes, whites, blacks, poles, eskimos, whatever) we do dumb shit and act overly sensitive which tends to support whatever original misconseption "The Man" had against us. Fight the good fight by carrying yourself in a respectable manner.
-it blows my mind to read really crazy homophobic comments on these forums. if you think homos are that disgusting why are you doing something as faggy as wrting comments on a celeb shit talking site like this(ya, you are in the closet) site run by a homo icon. im a straight guy that lives in midtown atlanta and if i had a problem with gays i would just move. think about it.
Yeah, you gotta watch what you say these days. Everyone gets offended too easily. I think America takes themselves way too seriously. This country needs to get a grip on themselves and loosten up.
I stopped giving to his cause years ago because of something he said on the telethon. Personally, I think he shouldn't be the spokesperson of anything.
It was a JOKE. STFU already.
Re: killmenow –
you retarded queer, just because you claim you are a natural pervert and not because of abuse doesnt make it true. children who go through traumatic experiences such as having their grandpa suck their dick or seeing their dog get run over by a car SUPPRESS THOSE MEMORIES. so just because you claim you were born a pervert doesnt make it , so phuck you you aids infested perv
It's friggin Jerry Lewis, man. Don't be retarded.
Dear Jerry Lewis,
FUCK. YOU. You tired old douchebag. FUCK. YOU.
LOL… gimme a break! He's a freakin comedian for crying out loud. I noticed over the last decade or so, gays can make hetero jokes (about men being sloppy, lazy, and unkept, and blacks and other etnicities can openly make whitey jokes)……… I'm gonna go out and make some gay black jokes today! you can all fukkoff! lol
Jerry Lewis hasn't made a movie or acted as a comedian in over 30 years. All he does is make tons o money for himself crying for kids on t.v. He is laughing at you suckers all the way to the bank!
Oh give me a break…Jerry Lewis can call anyone anything he wants…he's EARNED that right…however, you HAVEN'T Perez and yet you sit here all day long slamming people with racial and sexual slurs. I call my friends homos and fags all the time…who gets pissed?? no one…who gets offended? no one. Give me a fucking break already…everyone has an issue…which makes THEM the idiot.
#165…you're a retard, right? I can tell. You should be thanking Jerry for all the money he raises on your behalf.
double standard people lets not forget about Isiah!!!!
"Is he going to rehab now" = priceless
When did the homo community get such thin skin? Grow up queens…. you're acting more like women all of the time.
Re: paca –
Only two types of straight people Perez. The kind that hate you to your face and the kind that hate you behind your back.
Viva la fucking ghetto bitches!
I actually think that was a very nice apology.
Everyone eventually says something they don't really mean.
And he made an effort to correct it.
Re: martinezthegreat – Suck me off, wetback.
people are so fucking uptight. it's just a word. it's not like people are gonna start linching gays just cuz some old fart said "fag" on t.v.
that's why i laugh out loud when people say "freedom of speech". there's no fucking freedom of speech. people can't say shit anymore without others getting their panties in a bunch. whatever.
Re: Leslie –
Leslie, you FUCKING Idiot.
The Mexican's and Cuban's are the hispanics you must be talking about.
My ancestors are from Spain. My parents, my sister, and our kids speak perfect English. But, to an idiot like you, this will go completely over your head.
Please explain to me why when Jerry Lewis uses the word "fag" joking with one of his friends it's homophobia but when you use it to call out Clay Aiken, Zach Efron etc…it's A-OK. I"m not condoning it in either instance, just wanted to point out what an obnoxious hypocracy it is. It's the same the as the N word…ok for black people, not ok for anyone else? Eddie Griffin learned a lesson this weekend that it should not be OK for ANYONE to use hurtful language…it demeans no matter who says it.
I'm Gay and I forgive YOU Jerry. Unlike that Asswipe Washington, you apologized immediately and didn't deny saying it…besides you've done a lot of good for humanity while Washington cares for NO ONE but himself. I hope Washington ends up pennyless and on the street.
No offense, Perez. Aren't we getting just a little to sensitive? Good grief. He didn't say "fags need to die" he just used the word. Big deal. Maybe next time he should just rattle off "this is my enthusiatically hetrosexual family member" and piss off us straight people. Oh, that's right. We wouldn't care because we don't spend all day screaming for equality. We work and take care of our families. It's just a word that people used to be able to toss off without making such ridiculous waves. I use it sometimes, but never directed at or to a homosexual. That WOULD be offensive. Most of us don't have a problem with gays, really. Promise. Again, I'm sure he meant no offense. He's an older gentleman that was exhausted. How many of the offended people here work so hard for MDA? How many are his age, with his medical conditions, staying up all night in the name of raising money for a horrible disease? Come on, even gays aren't that lame. He wasn't trying to be offensive. He was tired. Goodness!
Who gives a Fuck! All he said was fag. get over it queers!!!!
no one cares…booo hooo.. anyone heard of FREEDOM OF SPEECH??? jEEEEZ
someone told me today I needed to get some son and called me a whitey but am I crying whaaaaa…uhhhhhhh, no! Im sick to death of eveyone having to be so careful about every flipping word they say. I dont want anyone physically hurt by anyone but if someone calls someone a name …BIG DEAL…get over it!!!! And please, the next person to go to rehab for anything other than drinking or drugs will sicken me. Being opposed to gays is not a disease….its ok, its your choice, just like its your choice to be gay.
how stupid of you perez, you flipped your beans when roseanne said you should die, and you say you would never go as far as to joke about death, but its okay to joke about jerry lewis dying cause he hit a soft spot on your fatass! get a grip and learn to take what you dish you idiot.
Now his next step is to meet with you P. The Al Sharpton of flamers.
The damage that can come from this could be lack of monetary support from gay people who found his words offensive. People say "get over it", "move on", but do not think about the fact that gays are a part of society who also contribute to needy causes. I am sure some gays will stop their donations to his cause just because he was being "funny"
Give it a rest. The man has raised over a billion dollars for charity. He's 81 years old, not in the best of health and he was tired. I think he deserves our acceptance of his apology. He has mine.
DOUCE
lol..to paca and those other closed minded hate festering people…your anger and hate are OBVIOUS signs of abuse…and to that other tumor…I've never met a "practicing" homosexual…lol..all the ones I know are quite good at it.
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Re: P E T U N I A – fghfgh
Re: P E T U N I A – fghfgh
Jerry has been making 1 million dollars a year off the backs of these sick children ever since I fired him from my comedy act back in the 60's.
Shit! Just be thankful Jerry didn't use the N-Word in jest. Can you imagine the uproar? Riots would breakout. I can hear Al Sharpton now.
PS. People are born homosexual. It's just like those that are born with some birth defect. They can't help it.
But, why do queers have to exploit their abnomal behavior the way they do, by Shouting out in public "I'M GAY?" I'd rather not know.
He should go to rehab for sure!
Re: Deano – Jerry Lewis does NOT make any money from the MDA - check their annual report and tax forms - they are a non-profit and have them on their website. MDA is one of the few charities in this country to have so much of every doller go directly to their clients - $.77 of every $1.00. When you help a charity get over $2 BILLION dollers to help over 1 million adults and kids in this counrty - then talk to me.
just get over it perez - leave the old fella alone. the guy's had an amazing career and is doing some great work for charity and you get a bee in your bonnet about some gay remark he makes and dub him an idiiot. just get over it and get over yourself.
thanks
Jerry Lewis is a homophobic ablist… and I am waiting for the racism to show its ugly face! Down with telethons (and their hosts), up with pride!
Imus gets canned and nothing happens to Jerry. go figure
Hey perez i'm first get this. Years ago in the 60's, when jerry 1st started doing telethons for ms kids, was asked to publicly apologize for the same thing. He let out a string of abusive rants at his crew in front of several kids that had come to an early view of a rehearsel. He's always been an asshole and wont change. that frog should go back to france. It happened in Spokane, Washington.
With all of the hate and garbage you spew on your website you shouldn't have the nerve to criticize anybody or anything.