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Did Jerry Lewis say FAG?

« H E Amber's Entries :: News Queerks :: Now THIS is funny! :: Amber LeMay :: email
posted Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Jerry Lewis is accused of calling someone a "fag" during this recent telethon... his handlers say he said "fatty".  Hmm... who do you want to piss off on Labor Day?  Gay guys who are getting their last tan of the summer or the people who buy all the crap at 7-11 and the other stores that give so  much money?  Tough call - you decide by clicking here...

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1. The Masked One left...
Tuesday, 4 September 2007 3:07 pm

Well, the AP says he did... read on.

Lewis Drops an Anti-Gay Slur on Telethon Sep 4, 3:19 PM (ET) NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur - the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble - during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day Telethon.

The 81-year-old showman - prowling about the stage during the live telecast Monday in Las Vegas - was goofing around and dodging his cameraman, then went into a ramble about imaginary family members.

"Oh, your family has come to see you," he said, speaking to the camera and gesturing toward thin air.

"You remember Bart, your older son," he said, and motioning toward another unseen character, "Jesse, the illiterate f-----.

"No," Lewis said, quickly stopping himself before continuing.

Monday's monologue prompted a critical statement Tuesday from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Neil Giuliano, GLAAD president, called Lewis' use of the term "simply unacceptable." "It also feeds a climate of hatred and intolerance that contributes to putting our community in harm's way," Giuliano said.

A spokeswoman for Lewis referred calls to the Lewis' office at Jerry Lewis Films, based in Las Vegas. A publicist at the office did not immediately respond Tuesday to a phone message by The Associated Press.

Lewis' telethon, in its 42nd year, set a new record by raising $63.7 million to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, topping last year's event by $3 million.