Dog Apologizes for Racist Rant

According to JAM! , Duane “Dog” Chapman has issued a statement of apology for the racist comments he made to his son that were caught on tape and released to the public.

Among other things, he explained that he was upset with his son’s choice of a friend, “… not due to her race, but her character.”

It has yet to be revealed who recorded the private conversation, and how the National Enquirer obtained it.

To read the full article, click here.

Vincent “Don Vito” Magera Collapses After Being Found Guilty

On October 31, Vincent “Don Vito” Magera, uncle of MTV reality show star Bam Magera was found guilty of groping three underage girls at an autograph signing in the Colorado Mills Malls, in Lakewood Colorado.

According to the Rocky Mountain News, upon hearing the verdict, Magera, who has appeared with his nephew on the shows, Viva La Bam and Jackass, collapsed to the ground, screaming, “Jesus! I can’t spend the rest of my f—— life in jail! Just f—— kill me now!”

Magera was convicted of two counts of sexual misconduct with a child for groping the breasts of two girls, aged 12 and 14. He is also required to register as a sex offender.

Sentencing is scheduled for December 20. He faces a sentence of either two to six years in prison, or probation. He also faces charges for violating the conditions of his bail, and is charged with 12 counts in that case, which comes up for preliminary hearing in December.

Dog The Bounty Hunter in Deep Over the N-word

According to TMZ.com, cable network A&E has suspended production of their reality show, Dog the Bounty Hunter, pending investigation of a tape released of Duane “Dog” Chapman’s expletive and racially charged phone call to his son.

The story, which was first released by the National Enquirer, involves a recording of Chapman, seemingly explaining why his son could not date a particular girl. It appears that Dog did not want to take the risk of ruining his 30-year career, because in his environment they like to use the N-word, and he does not want to take the chance that, “some f****** n***** heard us say n*****, and turned us into the Enquirer magazine…” Talk about self-fulfilling prophecy.

Here’s a solution: how about you just don’t use the word, and then you don’t have to worry about anything?

Chapman has already taken the first unspoken step of celebrity bigotry redemption by calling the Reverand Al Sharpton. I am still trying to figure out what they think that really does, except for maybe stopping Sharpton from blowing the situation up. It’s not a character-redeeming step. Only time will tell if the situation becomes so detrimental for Dog that he feels the need to take the next step of celebrity bigotry redemption: therapy/rehab.

To hear the full recording, click here.