Duane “Dog” Chapman, who makes an ass of himself on A&E on a regular basis, has really stepped in it this time:
A&E has suspended production on its hit reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter in light of some—to put it mildly—racially insensitive remarks its star looks to have made during a phone conversation with his son Tucker, a recording of which was duly posted online by The National Enquirer.
Now, when you hear “The National Enquirer,” you are immediately skeptical, but I heard this tape:
“I’m not taking a chance…not because she’s black but because we use the word n—– sometimes here. I’m not going to take any chance ever in life of losing everything I’ve worked for 30 years because some drunken n—– heard us say n—– and turned us into the Enquirer magazine…I’m not taking that chance at all never in life. Never…”
Oooops, sorry, the Enquirer got the tape. What. A. Racist. Bigot. It always amazes me that there are still people like this. There’s no place for anything like that ever. Oh! His statement:
“My sincerest, heartfelt apologies go out to every person I have offended for my regrettable use of very inappropriate language,” he continued. “I am deeply disappointed in myself for speaking out of anger to my son and using such a hateful term in a private phone conversation.
“I was disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character. However, I should have never used that term.”
Got that? He wasn’t disappointed that his son was dating a black person. He was disappointed that his son had a black friend. Huge difference. Yeah. Explains why he didn’t want to go to jail in Mexico though. He probably would have been more comfortable in a lily white jail. What a shithead. I hope his son disowns him.
And kudos to A&E for immediately pulling him off the air!