Gibson Finally Apologizes
Filed under: Heath Ledger > Star Jones
John Gibson finally showed remorse for his inappropriate mockery of Heath Ledger's death.
On his Fox News Channel show on Thursday, he said he was sorry if his comments offended anyone and also said he was sorry that Heath Ledger died and wasn't with us anymore.
His mea culpa seemed kinda forced, but that's the best you can expect from him.
Click here to watch his apology.
What do you think????
Is this enough????
Posted: January 24, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Prick! He's such a jerk and his apology was not sincere at all! It sounded more like "too bad so sad if you're offended, now fuck off" to me!
I hope his show gets canceled bcoz no one is interested in what he says anymore.
wow maybe if seemed a little bit more sensitive to the situation and acted like he cared, maybe then I could actually believe that what he was reading off the tele prompter was truly the way he felt, not what his producers told him to say.
that is my word
I said it before and I'll say it again. Don Imus was fired even AFTER he apologized for his ridiculous and hurtful statement. So should John Gibson. He's not sorry. Did he LOOK sorry?
This is utter BULLSHIT. A guy begrudgingly apologizing because corporate brass told him his ass was on the line. The way this is phrased is soo CONDESCENDING. As if a few high-strung, oversensitive nutters out there may have misconstrued what he said. He must think we're sooooo stupid. The man went OUT OF HIS WAY less than a few hours after Heath Ledger passed away to use him as a punchline. And why? Because he played a GAY character in a movie? Is this guy insane? Heath Ledger did not court fame like Britney Spears, he RAN from it whenever possible. John Gibson used his death as a chance to get in some anti-gay punches because of his own ideology of hate. John Gibson thinks there is such a thing as a "little Brokeback joke"…he said so JUST THIS MORNING! He needs to be removed from the airways. Once it would be refreshing to see someone get axed swiftly and definitively for crossing a line like this. No debates or polls, just fucking carried out by security the same day. Corporations like Fox News are too busy to care about doing the right thing. You don't need my angry letter to make up your mind, do you, Fox News? Or do you??? Well guess what?? They're going to keep coming. This guy is an embarrassment.
Such a weak apology. You can always tell an insincere apology from a sincere one by the words the person chooses to use. He says he's sorry to the people who were offended by it. What about the fact that what he said was just plain offensive? He does not get it. There's little chance that anybody from FOX gets how wrong he was. They're all probably sharing a private little laugh amongst themselves, right now, thinking this has all blown over.
Hell no! this is not enough. first of all…dont make comments about a talented actor who died tragically if your gunna apologize later for your stupidity in making the comment in the first place!
hmm this guys a pussy….sorry perez hes OUT!
es un viejo pendejo… que coma mierda
OH, you got your apology. He bowed to the people who want nothing but PC bullshit around. The thing is, you think by making people apologize and shutting them up means that you have changed how they think. You are FAR better off not censoring people or judging them, but listening so that you KNOW where they stand. You don't realize how many people act like they accept you, but deep inside they DON'T. Free speech used to mean that you could figure out who was who. Now you have no idea.
jackass.
hes sorry?
yeah my ass.
that was the mose unsincere appology ive seen
It was the best we could have expected. He's still a douchebag, but at least he apologized. I guess we can stop terrorizing him now.
Yeah.. that was definately not enough.
It's absolutely not a joking matter, what an asshole.
R.I.P Heathcliffe Andrew Ledger
THIS GUY IS BEING SARCASTIC AND COMPLETELY INSINCERE.
HE WAS FORCED TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE FUCKED UP SO MANY FOX EMPLOYEES' EMAIL BOXES TODAY!
HE IS A PIECE OF SHIT.
what a jerk. still dont like him. it so seemed forced. for him to make a comment about heath after his death like that and not being sorry. hes messed up.
OMG you guys, for all we know Ledger had an aneurysm.
And John( I hate anyone or anything that may be gay, or near gay, or cause me to have gay thoughts) Gibson, should get over himself. He just wishes he was as loved and enjoyed as the Beautifulness that was Heath Ledger. I'm just so sad because I wont get to see all the other wonderful things he would have made. Including more beautiful babies. Be at Peace Heath.
he does not look like he means it, it looked almost like he enjoyed the attention he was getting, sick bastard!
It's still not enough..do as I have & email the top executives at Fox..thanks Perez for their email addresses and ask for Gibson to be fired!! It is time we stop this type of behavior and his horrific remarks on both 1/22 & 1/23 are not just forgotten because of a scripted apology..We all must stand together and have this guy dismissed from Fox..tell them as I have done that you will boycott all Fox broadcasting until Gibson is removed. Do it for humanity & Heath!!! & his family.
That's not enough, seems he doesnt feel sorry, seems like he is reading, he is just sayin that cuz he wants to keep his job
It is one thing to gossip about someone that is a celebrity that is ALIVE…. and another thing to make hateful remarks regarding a celeb that just died! Perez in no way is anything close to this Dumb fuck Gibson! I sent email to all the FOX exec's too… That apology was not an apology. No where close!
Absolutley not. An apology is not sufficient. The mere fact that he had the audacity to say the things he said shows what kind of person he is. He is only sorry because of the backlash. When given an oppurtunity to apologize before he made more horrible comments like "I'm still here"
Men like this are exactly what Health Ledger would have laughed at and written off as pathetic. While we are all infuriated I doubt Health would have wanted anyone to give him the attention he so obviously seeks.
I love the article Star Jones wrote. She is right now. I wanted to vomit when I was clicking through the channells and could tell every media outlet was desperate to get the best footage/picture of them taken out Mr Ledgers body.
REPULSIVE!
I could not image the pain of losing the father of my child. Can't even let my mind go there.
HE WAS FUCKING FLIPPANT!!!! HE WAS SAYING FUCK YOU WHEN HE SAID I'M SORRY!!! IT'S PLAINLY CLEAR THAT HE WAS FORCED!! KEEP SENDING HIM E-MAILS AND BOYCOTT FOX!!! FUCK HIM!!!!
What a load of crap. That's like when your bfriend says "I'm sorry you're unhappy." No, I'm sorry you made me unhappy, a-hole.
yeah its enough he is just some random guy who has been in a few movies. How remorseful can you be over a complete stranger?
gross dirty republicans. fox news channel is the anti christ
He doesn't seem sorry. I'm still outraged and don't quite know what to do about it.
Gibson looked like he was taken to the woodshed by Mr. Ailes himself. He looked downright contrite. Nice job, Perez!
Re: suck it – actually, yes, as much as it makes me sick, he has the right to protest anything he wants. it IS about our rights and freedom. You can't pick and choose, either you want freedom of speech, religion, press, right to bear arms, etc. or you don't. this is one American who definately wants to be free. You can't legislate morality and decency. i don't agree with gay marriage or abortion, but it is NOT the place of the goverment to legislate moral behavior. i also have a big problem with protestors showing up at soldiers' funerals, but it's their right and i have to support that. don't be so cavalier about the rights afforded us by the constitution, because unless we defend them, we could lose them.
Ya, ok, and pigs can fly…..what a load of shit, and what a moron………
If you notice he never actually says that he's sorry for what he says. He only says that he's sorry that some people took offense to his comments or found them anti-gay….which they were! What a tool!
He didn't say he was sorry for making his comments and that he didn't mean them, he's sorry if YOU took it wrong. Careful words that mean nothing. What a dick.
He sounds very condescending and like he felt like he HAD to or was FORCED to apologize…It was not sincere AT ALL… WHAT AN ASSHOLE
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A CONSERVATIVE?? THE ONLY TIME THEY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY ARE IN UTERO, ONCE YOUR BORN, THE HATE COMMENCES. I KNOW THAT I SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS TO THAT CLOSET CAST AND "FAUX NEWS". AS DID SO MANY OF YOUR READERS, AND I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOUND HIS REMARKS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHAT HE SAID, AND STAYS AWAY FROM 'THE REPUBLICAN NEW CHANNEL" . I STILL SAY HE IS A CLOSET CASE…
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A CONSERVATIVE?? THE ONLY TIME THEY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY ARE IN UTERO, ONCE YOUR BORN, THE HATE COMMENCES. I KNOW THAT I SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS TO THAT CLOSET CAST AND "FAUX NEWS". AS DID SO MANY OF YOUR READERS, AND I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOUND HIS REMARKS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHAT HE SAID, AND STAYS AWAY FROM 'THE REPUBLICAN NEW CHANNEL" . I STILL SAY HE IS A CLOSET CASE…
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A CONSERVATIVE?? THE ONLY TIME THEY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY ARE IN UTERO, ONCE YOUR BORN, THE HATE COMMENCES. I KNOW THAT I SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS TO THAT CLOSET CAST AND "FAUX NEWS". AS DID SO MANY OF YOUR READERS, AND I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOUND HIS REMARKS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHAT HE SAID, AND STAYS AWAY FROM 'THE REPUBLICAN NEW CHANNEL" . I STILL SAY HE IS A CLOSET CASE…
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A CONSERVATIVE?? THE ONLY TIME THEY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY ARE IN UTERO, ONCE YOUR BORN, THE HATE COMMENCES. I KNOW THAT I SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS TO THAT CLOSET CAST AND "FAUX NEWS". AS DID SO MANY OF YOUR READERS, AND I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOUND HIS REMARKS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHAT HE SAID, AND STAYS AWAY FROM 'THE REPUBLICAN NEW CHANNEL" . I STILL SAY HE IS A CLOSET CASE…
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A CONSERVATIVE?? THE ONLY TIME THEY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY ARE IN UTERO, ONCE YOUR BORN, THE HATE COMMENCES. I KNOW THAT I SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS TO THAT CLOSET CAST AND "FAUX NEWS". AS DID SO MANY OF YOUR READERS, AND I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOUND HIS REMARKS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHAT HE SAID, AND STAYS AWAY FROM 'THE REPUBLICAN NEW CHANNEL" . I STILL SAY HE IS A CLOSET CASE…
No, it's not enough - he was probably ordered to apologize. That someone could stoop that low and be that disgustingly insensitive, arrogant, and callous in the first place, especially someone as visible as a newscaster, is reprehensible. Slime ball.
to imagine some people work for a living try to to good by people and this creep make a comment like this. He should be ashamed of himself. He apoligy was lame. Also he need a new hair stylus.
An apology is better than the alternative of continuing to be a total fucking ass, but he'll probably continue to do that anyway, just not when it comes to Heath Ledger. The sad thing is that he probably had to get a spanking from the powers that be over at Fox in order to apologize at all, and in his heart probably still doesn't think the bigoted filth that comes out of his mouth was actually wrong. Fox News, please do the general public a favor and crawl back up the ass from which you were shat and never return again.
I don't see nothing wrong in what he said. It is a shame that those actors and singers have all that money and the only thing they can do is spend their money on drugs and act stupid and irresponsible like the slut Britney Spears.
I, for one, will no longer be watching his newscasts anymore… and I know a lot of friends won't either!
Memo to FOX: Fire his Azzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
if he'd said that stuff about a black guy…. it would have made front page of CNN.
gays need a jesse jackson or al sharpton to stand up for us!
I don't believe him.
Are you kidding ass wipe? I hope his momma is still around to slap him senseless for being so disrespectful of the dead and his family. If she isn't around to slap him then he knows what loss is, and should know better than to say such things. Anyones death is horrible because to someone somewhere it is truely painful and never ever a punch line.
DEFINITELY NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Ass
Fox is just full of idiots… well fox 'news' anyways. These people are complete stereotypes of 'dumb Americans.' Fox 'news' is definitely composed of the worlds dumbest people… no question about it, the most ignorant people in the world.
FUCK THAT BASTARD.
JOHN GIBSON DOESNT DESERVE TIME ON T.V.
AND YOU TOO RONALD
Too bad druggies don’t take responsibility for their foolish and dangerous actions.
SAY THAT TO YOUR ASS.
This guys a joke. I emailed the CEO & Vice president and even John Gibson himself when i found this out. His apology is too late and means nothing, he should of never said any of those cruel comments in the first place.
forced and insincere apology
He is reading a script. I could hate all day on this idiot but I won't stoop to his level. Nice try Gibson. Not buying it.
I bet you Fox made him say that, which means he's still an asshole. Even if he said that on his own, it's damage control and he's an asshole for doing that shit in the first place.
well at least he's somewhat humane
nah that was far too fake. didn't seem the least bit sincere.
what bullshit apology. coz that wasnt so obviously forced. it's too little too late
This guy might be the biggest douchebag alive on the planet right now. Anyone who mocks a death like this to further their own douchebaggery is too stupid to understand they did anything wrong in the first place!
Nobody with any chill factor watches FOX . All they do is whine and complain about the GAY AGENDA……. They are so 1950s. I watched it once in high def and Bill ORielly had a booger hangin outta his nose !
Re: Ron – suck it RON!!!! its douchie to speak ill of deceased, no matter how they died!
He should be ashamed for mocking someones death
and his apology didnt mean shit,
I highly doubt he meant any of it.
What goes around, comes around. He has bought some seriously bad karma upon himself and will suffer. Nasty little, little, tiny man. He is nothing. He means nothing.
What a shithead! He was forced to "apologize" but this is completely meaningless. I hate how some stupid moron's opinions counts as news in America.
He should fuck off and die!
he's a typical homophobe..I say rot in hell to you John Gibson
FOX NEWS SUX……………
apologizing for offending me is not the same as apologizing for what he said….. what an insensitive A**hole.
That wasnt an apology at all! All he apologised for was that some people took offence to it, not that what he said was wrong!
Re: Masquerade – Excellent points my friend! Excellent points! To me, this whole John Gibson thing should be compared to what happened with Don Imus! I mean, I didn't think what Imus did was all that great. It was definitely at least off color and in poor taste, but come on… the man was raked over the coals for it, not to mention losing his job and everything else! What the hell is going to happen this Gibson asshole?? NOTHING!! Because you can get away with saying anything you want over at Fox News, just as long as you are a conservative. You wouldn't BELIEVE the ugly and vile shit they let Ann Coulter say on their program, but yet they just keep inviting her back on time and time again. And what about Sean Hannity?!? He's so angry and vile all the f-ing time! It's ridiculous! What is it going to take before they start laying people off over there anyway?? John Gibson should have been fired for this! Period! At least from his radio program anyway. I say let him keep his damned show though, so that he can get on tv every day and be humiliated because everyone knows he lost his job on the radio program for being such a prick. I hope that THOUSANDS of people write to that network and DEMAND for his ass to be canned.
If the purpose was to mock the man's death that is something to lament. At the same time homosexuality is wrong by the law of God and any agenda that promotes it or defends it is lamentable. The word of God is clear in the Bible…
Leviticus 18:22 (NIV) - "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."
1 Corinthians 6:9 (NIV) - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders."
Re: jen – I get what you are trying to say about freedom of speech but fuck that! Do you really think that anybody over at the Fox News Channel would give a free pass to somebody who mocked or made fun of Dick Cheney if he died of a heart attack tomorrow?!?!? If Wolf Blitczer from CNN cracked a joke about Cheney's death, or President Bush's death, or Ann Coulter's death, or any other neo-conservative prick out there, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reily and all the rest of those assholes would be calling for Blitzer's resignation in TWO SECONDS flat! You can't have it both ways. They don't want anybody bad-mouthing Ronald Reagan, or somebody else like that, but give a free pass to "one of their own" if they make fun of some actor, or gay person, or anybody else of a more liberal quality. What happened to Don Imus is totally ridiculous compared to what this jerk-off is getting away with. Like I said in a previous post, I thought Imus' jokes WERE off-color and inappropriate, but the dude was raked over the coals for it, not to mention losing his job and everything else! For a JOKE that was in poor taste!! This sick Gibson fuck actually MOCKED a 28 year old greatly beloved dead actor, and for WHAT?!? What made him think he could do such a thing?? Personally, I don't know how he sleeps at night. Sick fucker…
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ATTACK ANYONE ELSE FOR THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT WHEN YOU TYPE WHATEVER POPS INTO THAT CUNT BRAIN OF YOURS WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR NOT AND PRINT IT ON THIS CHEESY DIRTBAG WEBSITE. YOUR HANDS ARE SO DIRTY YOU NEED A FUCKING HAZMAT SUIT TO BRUSH YOUR FUCKING TEETH, DIRTBAG.
what a fucker. He's not sorry at all. He's sorry that his employers gave him a lecture and made him apologize.
Then again, have you ever issued an apology for your words Perez? You've been insensitive in the past.
Yes, we have free speech. But in polite society it doesn't give you a right to be a douche bag.
This is completely insincere. I personally think he's full of shit.
HAHA GOOD! loser…haha i actually wrote fox re: how disgusting and disrespectful his comments are. he was obviously repremanded even if his apology was forced and he doesn't understand how wrong they were- at least his network did
I'm. Sorry. I. didn't. Mean. To. Offend. Anyone.
Does anyone else think that he read his teleprompter like that on purpose? He's not sorry. I wrote him and called him a closeted homosexual and I called Fox and bitched… Heath Ledger deserves the respect of everyone, whether they liked him or not. He's dead. The dead deserve our respect. I hate that Heath is dead. He's one of my favorites and BbM was one of my favorite films of his.
That video was posted on Youtube by John Gibson himself.
The person who put it there (threefourfivesix) JOINED YOUTUBE 5 HOURS AGO, as you can see it on the right, and that video 'apology' is his only upload.
Also, all functions under the video are disabled, so no one can leave a well-deserved comment, or rate it. At least he knows what sort of comments he'd get!
JOHN GIBSON, WE KNOW YOU DID IT. YO HAVE ABUSED THE FORUM GIVEN TO YOU BY FOX NEWS, TO AIR YOUR PERSONAL, PREJUDICED, AND BLASPHEMOUS COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEAD.
SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GET RID OF HIM FOX NEWS.
Bet the pissed off people here on this site had something to do with his apology. It doesn't matter though. Once an asshole, always an asshole.
BOYCOTT FOX He is a piece of crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, Perez, when will we be able to see a view of your humble apology for jumping the gun and speculating after his death? It pisses the hell out of me that you're all "ohhhh i'm heath's best friend, man" now and if you look back on your own posts about him before his death and on the day he died were just fucking assinine and disrespectful. Gimme a break.
Perez … Fuck you. Last week, the head of Black Entertainment Television "apologized" to Barack Obama for insinuating the Senator's admitted drug use during a speech and using it to disparage him in a weak attempt to support Hillary Clinton. He did so with a press release. The man owns a television network. Had he two objects that qualified as balls, he would have taken a high-profile moment to address the issue. Meanwhile, John Gibson makes a mistake on Wednesday and instead of burying an apology on his radio show, he use his "My Word" segment on his much more visible TV program ON THURSDAY, the next day. Sorry but John Gibson did the right thing. Meanwhile, nobody — including you — even flinched when a staff-written press release qualified for absolution to another stupid comment. Maybe it's time for you to apologize to John Gibson.
Fcuk him! I hope he dies and someone makes a remark about him. That apology was written for him and wasn't from his heart!
How ironic this should be the story on the day Perez hid behind the first amendment in the lawsuit Samantha Ronson had against him. Interesting Perez didn't break that little story on his website. What Gibson did was bad, but Perez out and out lied about Ronson and disparaged her reputation. Did he apologize for that. Today, a judge ruled that Hilton was protected by the first amendment….AS IS JOHN GIBSON you morons. You want free speech, it works all ways people. Of course, in your world, only liberals and minorities get to be hateful and mocking in their speech. Bunch of hypocrites, ALL OF YOU.
Re: Ron – Hey, MORON, I suppose that comment about druggies is aimed toward Heath. Guess what, dipshit? The coroner doesn't even know yet…not to forget no drugs where found in Heath's home other than PRESCRIPTION. So, fuck off with your self-righteous comments.
WHY ISN'T THIS BITCH FIRED?
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BE GOOD AND I JUST MAY GIVE YOU A LITTLE!!
TEE HEE
I didn't know who this fucking dude was before his mouth went off like that! What an ass! And his apology is so forced, and he seems angry and perturbed that he even HAS to apologize. "I'm sorry people found it offensive…" is NOT "I'm sorry I said it." There's a HUGE DIFFERENCE. He said the first quote! Fuck him and fuck Fox News!
PS: Does anyone find it ironic that Perez posts about this dude making insensitive comments, but Perez does it every day??????????? Kinda hypocritical to me…
Re: Ms Amendment – Thing is, I don't give a FUCK how they think. And since when is showing a little respect for the dead "pc bullshit"? Why don't you fuck off with John Gibson.
Apologize? He should have stuck to his guns.
what a fukn piece of shit human being. you could never apologise enough for what he said, as an australian i am disgusted.
ron is a dousche bag
The only thing he is sorry about is being born an albino freak.
THAT WAS THE FAKEST APOLOGY EVER.
FUCKING ASSHOLE
Get a freakin life you bunch of childish losers! I didn't hear an uproar from you bunch of whack job libs when your beloved Bill Maher wore a Halloween costume making fun of the death of Steve Erwin (which was HORRIBLY TACKY, and TASTELESS) Freedom of speech only for the libs right? Oh and keep on sending your pitiful e-mails to Fox News (Yeah I know you people hate them, thats okay…they are still number one no matter what you say or do!) They aren't going to fire him, he is a money maker…and in this lovely world of Capitalism that is what matters!
he doesnt seem honest . . . it has no feeling . . . and hes reading it. . . not sincere enough for me
Im sorry but he is just apologizing to those he "might have offended". Does he not know how wrong he was! Look in the mirror and see the douche you really are Gibson. So so wrong on so many levels.
It's too bad that we even give press to this kind of bigotry. I have never seen this man before in my life. He is a NOBODY. Fuck him.
Re: Ron – You are just as ignorant, shameless, and flat out heartless as this John Gibson
it's soooo scripted…it was obvious he didnt reallymeant any of that and was just forced to apologize so that everyone would stop talking about it! i hate him!
of course he apologized…
money is on the line.
jerk!
he isn't sorry…if he was sorry he wouldn't need a script to say it.
grrrrr
two words. bull shit.
..i have to agree w those that say u PEREZ need to apologize too.
you do the same thing that this guy did on a regular basis. but when it's something you are sensitive about you raise hell ’bout it.
hmmm?
PEREZ! I hate this guy! ALL that his "apology" proves is that he can read!!!! What a DOUCHE BAG! And THANK YOU for giving out all of the contact information we needed to email those fuckers at FOX! Down with those haters!
wonder if he would have the balls to repeat what he said in the first place, to Heath Ledgers family and daughter