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[realheaven]

TV bounty hunter apologizes for slur By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 8 minutes ago



HONOLULU - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has apologized for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.

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Chapman, star of A&E's hit reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for the comments after The National Enquirer posted a clip of the conversation in which he uses the N-word in reference to his son's girlfriend.

"We take this matter very seriously," A&E spokesman Michael Feeney said in a statement Thursday. "Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded, we will take appropriate action."

The recording was first posted online by the Enquirer. It was unclear who recorded the conversation or how the tabloid obtained the 1 1/2-minute clip in which Chapman uses the N-word six times.

"There's no problem with how the tape was obtained and Dog has acknowledged its authenticity, and admitted to using the racist language," said David Perel, the Enquirer's editor-in-chief.

Perel declined to comment on how the tape was obtained. He said that doesn't matter because all that matters is what's on the tape.

In the conversation, Chapman urges his son, Tucker, to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend going public about the TV star's use of the N-word.

In the clip, Chapman also stated he doesn't care that his son's girlfriend is black.

In a statement, the 54-year-old Chapman said he has "utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred.

"I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world," he said. "I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused."

Chapman said, "My sincerest, heartfelt apologies go out to every person I have offended for my regrettable use of very inappropriate language. 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."

Chapman said the clip was completely taken out of context.

"I was disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character," he said. "However, I should have never used that term."

Chapman said he is meeting with his spiritual adviser, Rev. Tim Storey, who is black, and hopes to meet with other black leaders, "so they can see who I really am and teach me the right thing to do to make things right, again."

"I know that all of my fans are deeply disappointed in me, as well, as I have tried to be a model for doing the right thing," he said. "I did not do the right thing this time, and hope you will forgive me."

Civil-rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is among the leaders Chapman contacted. In a letter Thursday to the bounty hunter, Sharpton wrote that as a minister, he would be inclined to meet "despite the racist and grotesque things I heard you say."

Sharpton said he would be willing to meet while traveling to promote a Nov. 16 march in Washington against hate crimes and racial attacks, but would not rearrange his road trip to do so.

"Be assured that I will not sanitize the kind of hate language that leads to the hate action that has left so many people vulnerable in America today," Sharpton wrote.

Sharpton noted he hadn't called for action by A&E, but will not call against it, either.

Chapman's show was in its fifth season and is one of A&E's top-rated programs. The series follows Chapman and his tattooed crew as they track down bail jumpers in Hawaii and other states.

The Honolulu-based bounty hunter first grabbed headlines for apprehending serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003.

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[Mom2Shaun]

While I don't approve of his use of the "n-word," it does seem that he really isn't prejudiced, and was just behaving very stupidly at the moment. What shocks me more is the fact that this private conversation was somehow recorded and released to the public. Aside from his right to privacy, I would think this is what would be hurtful to racial relations. Whoever did this, shame on you!

[ilovecats]

While I don't approve of his use of the "n-word," it does seem that he really isn't prejudiced, and was just behaving very stupidly at the moment. What shocks me more is the fact that this private conversation was somehow recorded and released to the public. Aside from his right to privacy, I would think this is what would be hurtful to racial relations. Whoever did this, shame on you!

I agree with this.I think when people are mad they try to hurt the person with words.I think he felt the need to insult her(no-it wasn't right).He used the first term he thought of,She happened to have been black-so that was what he used.Otherwise he would have called her something else,it would have been that she was jewish,too fat,too skinny,gay,whatever.It all goes back to childhood,The first thing they found to diss you is whatever your last name rhymed with.

[tngirl]

Sorry, I don't think he has anything to apologize for and it rather irks me that he has to make a public apology for something because someone invaded his privacy.

[dv8grl]

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Lawyer: Chapman's son sold N-word tape


HONOLULU - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's son taped a private phone conversation in which the reality star used a racial slur repeatedly, then sold it to a tabloid for "a lot of money," Chapman's lawyer said Thursday.

"I guess because of whatever level of anger he had of his father, he felt the need to express it in that manner," attorney Brook Hart told The Associated Press.

Tucker Chapman could not be reached for comment; no one answered the telephone at a Honolulu number listed under his name................

[DBackFan]

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/dog_bounty_hunter_racial_slur_tape/celebrity/64325

The bottom of that link has clips of the supposed "rant". Personally I don't like people using the word or the F word so much but it wasn't nearly as bad as they make it souind. He even says over and over he has nothing against blacks in general. Let it go,,,geesh, now they may cancel his show?

[tigger4]

Yes, he says over and over I don't have anything against blacks. And then turns around and uses an offensive, derogatory term for blacks in the same conversation. It sounds to me like he doesn't like blacks very much. All of this because he didn't like his son's black girlfriend. Sounds very much to me like he has a problem with blacks.

[tngirl]

I listened to the recording this morning and couldn't figure out what the hoopla is really about. It is a shame that the "word police" have to continue to make such a big deal out of words. As one of our bloggers said, a word only has the power that we attach to it.

[Jolie Rouge]

A&E pulls 'Dog' series from schedule
By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 24 minutes ago

HONOLULU - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, two days after a private phone conversation in which the reality star used a racial slur repeatedly was posted online. "In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take `Dog The Bounty Hunter' off the network's schedule for the foreseeable future," the network said in a statement Friday. "We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun."

A&E officials said the series, one of the network's top-rated programs, has not been canceled.

Chapman, 54, has been under fire and accused of being a racist ever since the private conversation with his son, Tucker Chapman, was posted online Wednesday by The National Enquirer. Chapman used the N-word repeatedly about his son's black girlfriend.

At least two advertisers have pulled out from the show and civil rights groups have called for its cancellation.

Soon after the clip was posted, Chapman issued an apology and A&E suspended production of the series.

In the conversation, Chapman urges Tucker to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend trying to tape and go public about the TV star's use of the N-word. He used the slur six times in the first 45 seconds of the five-minute clip.

Chapman has said he was "disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character. However, I should have never used that term." He also said he was ashamed of himself and pledged to make amends.

His attorney, Brook Hart said his client is not a racist and vowed never to use the word again. Hart said Tucker Chapman taped the call and sold it to the Enquirer for "a lot of money."

David Perel, the Enquirer's editor in chief, would not comment on how it obtained the tape.

Civil rights leaders said they were not satisfied with the removal of the show from A&E's schedule. A coalition of groups in Los Angeles sent a letter to network executives Friday demanding a cancellation.

The coalition said the comments were more than racially demeaning and hurtful to black women. "They are a vicious attack on and call to end interracial relations, as well as an incitement to violence," the letter said.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, said the coalition believes Chapman's language was much more damaging than shock jock Don Imus' comments. Imus was fired by CBS in April over his "nappy-headed hos" remark about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Citadel Broadcasting Corp. Thursday announced Imus' return to radio in December. "If they can essentially say, 'We're firing Imus in the front door and bring him in the back door later on,' they can also do the same with this guy and his show," Hutchinson said. "It seems like to me A&E is keeping their options open."

The TV series follows Chapman and his tattooed crew as they track down bail jumpers in Hawaii and other states. The show also stars some members of Chapman's family, but Tucker Chapman is not regularly featured.

The Honolulu-based bounty hunter first grabbed headlines for apprehending serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003.

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So when are they going to start canceling Hip-hop and rap concerts based on their use of language which is racially demeaning; hurtful to black women; a vicious attack on and call to end interracial relations, as well as an incitement to violence ??

[Mom2Shaun]

I just listened to the long version, and my hearing isn't the greatest, so I'm confused. It sounds as if Dog is worried because he uses the "n-word" sometimes, and he thinks his son's girlfriend is going to somehow tape him doing this and then turn it over to the National Enquirer. Do I have that right? And was there some kind of argument between a member of Dog's family and this girl, and is that what has lead him to worry about this? Or did she somehow threaten to do this?

It does sound awful that he tells his son that he'll have to get another job unless he breaks up with this girl. It could lead one to believe that he actually does have some prejudices. However, I'm still not sure if we can take private conversation and turn it into a huge deal, especially when he kept saying he didn't have a problem with blacks. A private conversation is meant to be private! He was not out there trying to stir up trouble between the races. I would say he was foolish, but didn't have evil intent.

Jolie Rouge, I don't usually agree with your political or religious views. (I'm a proud liberal, and my son's middle name is America!) But I found your remarks on this matter to be particularly insightful and true. So we agree on something!

[Shann]

So when are they going to start canceling Hip-hop and rap concerts based on their use of language which is racially demeaning; hurtful to black women; a vicious attack on and call to end interracial relations, as well as an incitement to violence ??

my thoughts exactly. this was suppose to be a private conversation, I'm sure we all say things in private we wouldn't say in public. Personally, I'm against using the N-word but how many rappers use it? How comes it's OK for them and not others? :confused: I wouldn't be shocked if another network picks his series up, hell, for halloween his costume was one of the most popular

[tngirl]

Why can I say cracker but I can't say n****r? No matter what the word is, if it is used as an insult then it is hurtful. I think I said this before with the Imus crap, I am so sick of being expected to be politically correct because I am white, while blacks can say anything that they want.

[dv8grl]

Why can I say cracker but I can't say n****r? No matter what the word is, if it is used as an insult then it is hurtful. I think I said this before with the Imus crap, I am so sick of being expected to be politically correct because I am white, while blacks can say anything that they want.

Hurray for DOUBLE STANDARD!

[gmyers]

I didn't know it was his son that taped the phone call and sold it to a tabloid. Thats sad he must have been mad at his dad or wanted money bad. Doesn't he know that its going to split his family up. And get their show cancelled. I hope his dad and mom can forgive him or their families really messed up. I still can't understand his motives for doing it. He always looked like they were close on the show. Thats sad.

[Jolie Rouge]

Judge orders halt to 'Dog's' extradition
By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 30 minutes ago

SAN FRANCISCO - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, who had his reality show taken off the air after getting caught using a racial slur, will not be extradited to Mexico to face a pending appeal of kidnapping charges against him, a judge ruled Monday.

The U.S. government had been trying to send Chapman, his son Leland Chapman and a third man to the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, where they were charged with kidnapping Andrew Luster, a Max Factor heir who had jumped a $1 million bond on charges that he drugged and raped three women.

Luster's disappearance during his trial in California set off an international manhunt by police, FBI and bounty hunters trying to recoup some of the bond money. In June 2003, Chapman and the others apprehended Luster, and the fugitive was taken back to the United States to serve the 124-year sentence he was given while on the lam.

But because bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico, prosecutors in that country charged the three with kidnapping and asked U.S. authorities to arrest the trio and ship them to Puerto Vallarta.

A Mexican judge dismissed the kidnapping charges in July, ruling that Mexican prosecutors had taken too long in their attempts to bring the trio to trial. But Mexican prosecutors appealed the ruling, and the U.S. attorney's office in Honolulu, where the senior Chapman lives, declined to dismiss the extradition proceedings pending the outcome.

Still, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren in Honolulu on Monday dismissed the extradition attempt because the judge said the three are no longer charged with any offenses, despite the appeal.

"I don't think they have any regrets whatsoever in facilitating the capture of Mr. Luster, who is a known and convicted rapist," his San Francisco lawyer, James Quadra, said Monday. "Though this has been a difficult process, they are proud of what they have done."

Co-counsel Brook Hart said in Honolulu that Chapman and his wife, "while very appreciative of the court's ruling, are not celebrating today" in light of the tempest created by his use of racial epithets.

A&E pulled Chapman's show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" from the air indefinitely after a private phone conversation between the reality star and his son was posted online.

Chapman, 54, has been under fire since The National Enquirer posted an audio clip of Chapman using a slur repeatedly in reference to his son's black girlfriend. Chapman apologized and vowed to never utter the word again, but at least two advertisers have pulled out from the show, and civil rights groups have called for its cancellation.

"He's very regretful and remorseful," Hart said at a news conference Monday. "He's committed to making his best efforts not to speak offensively in any context of anyone."

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