Joan Rivers Kicked Off TV Show!

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Joan Rivers stunned TV audiences in Britain on Tuesday when she appeared on U.K. chat show Loose Women, think The View across the pond.

Well, the plastic surgery-loving comedienne dropped a few curse words when talking about Russell Crowe and everyone got their panties in a bunch.

Joan warned the show, "get ready to bleep," but the show is broadcast live.

The co-hosts immediately apologized for Rivers' little outburst and during the commercial break she was asked to leave the set and not invited to come back for her final segment.

A spokesperson for the show says, "Guests are always briefed that it is a live daytime show and are reminded not to swear or use inappropriate language. An editorial decision was taken that Joan Rivers should not appear in the final part of the programme. We would like to apologise to Loose Women viewers for the inappropriate language used on today's show."

Rivers, for her part, finds it all quite funny.

"I said: 'I apologise.' Everyone apologised. It was hilariously funny," she says.

Joan adds that this was the first time she had been removed from a TV show in 40 years and she was "thrilled".

CLICK HERE to watch the clip and see what all the fuss was about!

Posted: Jun 17, 2008 at 3:29 pm / Email this »

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Jenn says – reply to this

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First
meow says – reply to this

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you go girl!!! love joan!!!
Brianna says – reply to this

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What she said was unnecessary, live or not. She has her opinions but she's on a TV show and has to watch her words!
SamUK says – reply to this

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Lol, good on Joan she is one of my favourite comedians.

Plus loose women is full of desperate old bags.
Rodne says – reply to this

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She Is So Hardcore LoL.
ann says – reply to this

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first??
asd says – reply to this

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lol
Maris says – reply to this

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FIRST!
JENNI says – reply to this

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PLASTIC BITCH FIRST****
Me! says – reply to this

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"Loose" women…riiiiight.
dwnb says – reply to this

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ha ha ha Brilliant! I betcha the girls on that show would love to speak like that all the time!
ha ha says – reply to this

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First!
Phil says – reply to this

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first!
emili says – reply to this

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she is scary scary
Melin says – reply to this

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Apologize not apologise…spellcheck
KELSE says – reply to this

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firsttttttttttt
HAHAH I watched this.
me says – reply to this

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wow
spell says – reply to this

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Re: Melin – It's the British spelling…
LOOSE says – reply to this

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is immense!! woop woop!!
joanr says – reply to this

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how the fuck did an annoying piece of trash like her get famous.
Meg says – reply to this

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Honestly, how can the people who host a show called "Loose Women" be offended by swearing? HELLO YOUR TITLE PRACTICALLY MEANS THAT YOU ARE ALL WHORES! Unless Loose in the UK means something totally different………
HA! says – reply to this

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That's news? I thought we already knew what she said.
spell says – reply to this

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Re: Melin – It's the British spelling and quite correct.

Besides, he really is…
lul says – reply to this

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why did they kick her off? couldn't they just tell her not to curse anymore?
PK says – reply to this

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ha…love that she tells the truth!!!

But she looks like a f'ing alien with all that plastic surgery
briti says – reply to this

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*shudder*
neva says – reply to this

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Re: Melin – actually ull find that it is 'apologise' its British English - u no as in from the ppl who invented the language - the z's are America's bastardisation of the language.

Sorry, i just HATE it when American's correct British grammer - its kinda ignorant…
John says – reply to this

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You spelled *Apologize* wrong, Twice…
TonyP says – reply to this

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second
Cherr says – reply to this

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Re: Melin – In Britain we use an s instead of a z.
shell says – reply to this

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lol =)
Barri says – reply to this

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Re: neva –
It's grammar
senra says – reply to this

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As much as I disagree with Russell's behaviours, I must say, in person he was quite charming. I got his autograph at Horton Plaza in San Diego. His wife wanted to strike me down but he was a peach. And as for Joan, girl…just blame it on the botox! Surely there are some side effects have injecting as much as you have! Smooches!
HI says – reply to this

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Jeez, whaddya expect on a show named LOOSE WOMEN!
bleh says – reply to this

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Bleh who cares, she's just trying to shake things up because she's probably broke.

W.W.W.W.I.N.N.E.R.S.U.S.E.D.R.U.G.S.C.O.M Funnier and smarter than Perez, bullshit free, and NO PLAYING FAVORITES!
lara says – reply to this

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I can not stand this plastic faced bad comedian and her horse faced daughter. Neither are talented in any way. She has made her money just insulting others when she is a zero.
Aweso says – reply to this

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hahaha… good going Joan. So hysterical. The Brits definately get their panties in a bunch over anything basically! hahahaha..
alway says – reply to this

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Filthy old yenta
Laver says – reply to this

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LOL "Americans are prudes.", "Americans are so up tight.", " Americans are Bible thumpers.", "British people are progressive and laid back." and then Joan Rivers gets kicked off a British tv show for saying a couple dirty words.
Sophi says – reply to this

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I WATCHED IT AND SHE WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS! They all loved her and she enjoyed the short time she was on the show and it is totally live every weekday at 12.30 in the afternoon. GO JOAN! GO!
qwert says – reply to this

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Re: neva –

Language adapts to culture. There would be no evolution otherwise. Deal with it.
??? says – reply to this

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what's the big deal?! i wanna hear how russell crowe is a fucking #*&^!!!
Luvs says – reply to this

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You gotta admire anyone who calls it as they see it and/or him. I like getting these little insights into the celebs personas. Just goes to show what you see on the big screen is an ACTOR, and an overrated one at that. Meg Ryan let this ass break up her marriage? WTF was she thinking? Good for you, Joan, tell it like it is.
Ah Go says – reply to this

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haha i was watching this 2day!ah crazy!
BBB says – reply to this

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Re: Melin –

No love, in the UK we use the original version of apologised not the bastardised Ham version.
bb says – reply to this

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I LOVE JOAN RIVERS
SHE IS SO DAMN FUNNY

I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH SHE MAKES ME LAUGH

GO JOAN!
NIcol says – reply to this

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I watched it live & couldnt stop laughing she's amazing! & i was looking forward to seeing her in the second half! i hate loose women & only watched knowing she was going to be on! she just told the truth! she needs to have a late night show in the uk! it would be amazing!!
SamUk says – reply to this

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Re: Meg –

No it means the same thing and they do have a few whores on it, Denise something or other(don't know her last name) is a massive whore who has cheated plenty of times on her husband then there is Coleen Nolan who can't stop going on about her ex.

But generally they are just a bunch of sexist miserable old cows, if men said the same things they do they would get knackered for it.
BBB says – reply to this

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Re: qwert –

You're right, language does adapt to culture, although the UK are hardly going to take the lead in the culture stakes from the States.
Brits says – reply to this

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Isn't Joan dead yet? The Brits always eventually get our hand-me-downs. This is 20-year-old past comedy.
SamUK says – reply to this

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Re: Laver –

It's because it's daytime tv and thats when the drunk middle class women are at home and in the UK middle class women really like to complain about everything and anything…But as soon as it hits 9pm all swearing apart from C.U.Next.Tuesday is allowed.
S says – reply to this

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Well said neva.

American cunts.
what says – reply to this

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Joan gets kicked off the telly but Whino can run her disgusting self replication of a human being all over town.
Jon says – reply to this

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I love Joan, she is sooo funny…. and did I mention a gay icon she is fabulous
SamUk says – reply to this

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Re: neva –

You can't make calls on grammar with the use of 'ppl'. Plus it's not bastardisation, I mean look at the French and the French Canadians they have some differences but they are both not wrong just different.
SamUK says – reply to this

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Re: S –

Was there any need?

Now there will be silly arguments on who is better the English or the Americans..So much stupidity will erupt.
Queen Of All Canada says – reply to this

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Awesome!
yett says – reply to this

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That was NOT cute.
Chris says – reply to this

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Re: Aweso – Get our panties in a bunch over anything, how exactly? This is coming from the nation that went crazy when janet jackson flashed her nipple. When Miley Cyrus done some wierd photos. We have alot more swearing and sex etc on TV than u ever had. American celebrities cant believe how laid back the shows are and are always scared to swear on them cause there not allowed back home. This show was broadcast at 1:30pm, just a bit early for Joan maybe. Plus the title maybe a bit wierd but its a great show, and it doesnt mean there whores, it just means there free with there views and dont hold back
Tiko says – reply to this

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I love Loose Women, i think they are brilliant. Joan is sooooo funny
jess says – reply to this

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God how ignorant are you americans
"the brits always get out hand downs" yeah right… what language do you speak? who did the pop idol thing first? we did.

as for the ignorance of the language… its astounding.

and lets just say this… the british cencorship is sooo much better the the american, after nine we can say whatever the hell you like. when british people go on a show called jonathan ross they are usually shocked at what he can get away with.

dont be so fucking up yourselves… every country has their ways and yes we are eccentric but at least we embrace it rather than trying out hardest ot be cultures when your entire history spans like 3 lifetimes
honey says – reply to this

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Re: Laver – Actually, swearing is allowed on British tv after 9pm , when it's assumed a young audience won't be watching.

The television regulatory body in charge of ensuring a standards of acceptable conduct are maintained during pre watershed (after 4am and before 9pm) hours will probably fine itv heavily for Joan's out burst. , she apparently was briefed fully prior to appearing on the show that it was live and swearing is not permitted on pre-watershed tv.

If she'd pulled something like that on American broadcast network tv( she probably knows better) there would have been an uproar and she'd probably be black listed as a live guest on any network..

So no , not prudes..but there is a time and a place for everything..

I personally found her outburst to be a refreshing jolt to the otherwise fairly benign but entertaining proceedings that is “the view uk…
DJohR says – reply to this

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Ah Joan! The original Kathy Griffin.
Samuk says – reply to this

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Re: Chris –

Lets be honest some of the women on the panel are whores.
chantalina says – reply to this

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she only swore!

THEM LOOSE WOMAN ALL THEY TALK ABOUT IS SEX SEX SEX which i think is much more wrong and shocking for a daytime tv show

xo
samUk says – reply to this

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Re: honey –

Loose women is not anything like the View.

When they have a gues ton they suck up to them and the guest is usually a big brother contestant where as the View gets proper stars on.
samUK says – reply to this

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Re: chantalina –

And don't forget that they moan about men and love the Labour goverment.
honey says – reply to this

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Re: samUk – yeah.. obviously, they have Whoopie Goldberg as one of the recurrent presenters ffs.
Rude says – reply to this

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LOL, I love Joan. I love that old cunt!
Marni says – reply to this

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Loose Women is NOTHING like The View!!!! Loose Women is a fun show with ace women generally just having a laugh, where The View is a bit more, ahem…. 'serious' and has that awful Elizabeth on it - ugh!
Mia says – reply to this

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Her face would have turned red - if it had the ability to…
Scott says – reply to this

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LOL…LOVE JOAN…WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? GET OVER IT PEOPLE….FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Chris says – reply to this

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Re: samUk – Sam it isnt that bad though really is it. Its a good show, something you watch at lunch time and just laugh at them. Some might be whores but at least there funny whores, like when Coleen and Denise get started there great. I haven't watched the View but i cant see it been amazingly better than our version. Maybe they get bigger A'List stars but we get alot of British talent, and b4 some american picks up and says there isnt any, there is lol. Plus i think the ladies were fine with Joan, they laughed it off, they obviously found it amusing, just not the producers
Joan says – reply to this

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Love you Joan. Fucking hiliarious! Don't ever stop telling it like it is.
Joan says – reply to this

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Love you Joan! Fucking hiliarious! Don't ever stop telling it like it is.
me says – reply to this

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Love you Joan! Fucking hiliarious! Don't ever stop telling it like it is.
kimmy says – reply to this

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Love you Joan! Fucking hiliarious! Never stop telling it like it is.
Lara says – reply to this

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You know, it IS funny.
On a program called "Loose Women," (haha) it's bad to SAY a bad word, but on any other show on the network, it's all over the damn place?
Christ, that's like saying: "Let's show people FUCKING, but you can't say the word 'FUCK.'"
The world is full of idiots. No wonder the morals of our young people are falling into the toilet. What a stupid and hypocritical message we're sending.
morga says – reply to this

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It was soo obvious she was building up to that from quite early on in the interview ^_^

Americans tend to let loose with the expletives when they get on British TV… Probably because of the draconian fcc regulations that treat every viewer like a prudish moron with no appreciation for a bit of colourful language after a certain time…
tulu says – reply to this

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Re: Lara – "Loose ' in the sense of being uninhibited with their opinions… sheesh
Sophi says – reply to this

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Ahhhh I love loose women! Its way better than the view its fun day time tv and they're often just slagging off men!
Perez says – reply to this

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I was watching this today… it was hilarious! I've never heard a bad word on the programme… EVER, and she goes on and says a string of them and you can totally see the panic in all their faces Love Loose Women!
ChineseDickFingers says – reply to this

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my dad's dick is the producer. blame him.
cass says – reply to this

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Re: This – haven't u figured out that no one gives a shit?! anyways…"loose" women?! thats sick, with a title like that she should say whatever she pleases…
Sagit says – reply to this

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That's pretty funny!
Cerag says – reply to this

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Oh come on, the show is called LOOSE WOMEN! You'd think the Brits could lighten up a bit.
JustSayin says – reply to this

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WHY THE FUSS!?!?!
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ONCE SHE REALIZED THERE WAS NO BLEEPER, SHE STRAIGHTENED UP. NO NEED TO BOOT HER!
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I GUESS THE BRITS CAN HAVE ALL THE SCAB PICKING METH HEADS FROM THEIR COUNTRY PROUDLY DISPLAYED ON MORNING TELE BUT NOT OUR JOANIE!
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TEAM RIVERS!
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Minxy says – reply to this

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Joan is priceless!!! And the show producers KNEW what they were getting when they booked her. Think of all the free press Joan just gave them….hmmmmm.
Jeff9 says – reply to this

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LOL. Joan Rivers is so funny. I loved it, those people need to get over, plus their show is called Loose Women, so they should be able to deal with it. Stupid of them to kick her off the show. Joan is a legend…love her!
Mojo says – reply to this

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She is so funny, love her!

this show is not up in the same league as The View, Perez
it's a crappy daytime show for housewives and the unemployed
K. says – reply to this

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what's the big deal?

I found it funny…and i think people should LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP!!!!

life should be straight forward and real…..you don't think these kids aren't swearing already?

YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT THEY are…..good on ya Joan.
helen says – reply to this

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and this is why i love Joan Rivers.
such a fucking legend.
and hahaha loose women makes me laugh so much, brilliant tv show! HAHA
Bubbl says – reply to this

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I love loose women! The fact is they talk about anything and let themselves go. Its just random,perfect for cheering up.The Joan rivers incident was funny and to be fair, not bringing her back was perhaps a bit harsh,as I'm sure many people have let words slip that they shouldn't have and she did realise that it wasn't bleeped afterwards.
On another note, I think its unfair that Loose Women and The view are being compared by people who have only seen one of them. I cannot compare as i've only seen loose women.
lisa says – reply to this

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i knew she was going to swear, some people just can't help themselves lol
i didn't realise at first she was kicked off the show because most guests that appear on looose women are only on for about 10mins anyway.
i have seen people swearing on day time tv shows a few times, its quite funny & i don't think that many people get offended by it.
we can get away with quite alot on british tv if its done after a certain time. its quite funny to see sometimes when they have american guests on late night talk shows here and they always ask if there allowed to say a word before they say it then they realise they can pretty much say anything and just let rip lol
AM says – reply to this

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Oh my, i watched it live today and pissed myself laughing!
cuddl says – reply to this

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Re: Brianna –

"What she said was unnecessary, live or not. She has her opinions but she's on a TV show and has to watch her words!"

Oh Fuck Off, You Piece Of …. no sorry I'm sure your much nicer than Russell Crowe, dont get your knickers in a twist dear that was the funniest thing she's done for decades!

Go Joan!!!!!

Are you American by any chance Brianna?
gash says – reply to this

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Re: Melin –

Well I wouldn't expect a dumb American to know that English is spelled differently in different parts of the world, and they're all EQUALLY VALID
kim says – reply to this

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The show is called "loose women", I mean, live up to the title and quit being so uptight!!
Jake says – reply to this

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Very funny stuff, I love this hot mess!
Jaye says – reply to this

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The show is called Loose Women and they go all prim and proper?