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Tracy Morgan on Gay Rant: “I’m Not a Hateful Person… Went Too Far”

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Tracy Morgan has apologized for an anti-gay rant during his June 3 stand-up performance in Nashville.

“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville,” the comedian and “30 Rock” star says in an exclusive statement to Gossip Cop.

“I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others.”

“While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.”

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  • gUEST

    Looks like Mr. Morgan does not want to lose his day job at NBC…

  • Petesamilton9

    The truth is the truth. God calls it an abomination and i’m on God side. This is how pete s. feel about it

  • Petesamilton9

    The truth is the truth. God calls it an abomination and i’m on God side. This is how pete s. feel about it

  • http://www.facebook.com/Wondertrash Brad Penney

    “I’m really sorry I destroyed my career and hope the fans will find it in their hearts to let me go on making money”

  • http://www.facebook.com/Wondertrash Brad Penney

    “I’m really sorry I destroyed my career and hope the fans will find it in their hearts to let me go on making money”

  • Dave Condie

    God didn’t call it an abomination, some old man with ink and paper did.

  • Whatever

    tracy morgan is not funny. he never was. he’s like that chelsea handler… just say mean things and see if someone laughs.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6OACGQ3N6YBN5GDHKEGYBEVKX4 Wolfman

    If yah don’t like it DONT LISTEN. Who in the F**k do you people think you are. Wah , if you don’t make an exception and let a gay march in a parade in a civil servant uniform you are homophobic. Wah, You can say anything about any one you want as long as they aren’t gay. Wah if you dont kiss our asses you are homophobic.
    STFU already. Oh damn now I’m homophobic.

    GLADD should hook up with PETA then they could cry on each others shoulders about nothing all day long.

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee RegretNothing

    please don’t bring religion into this when religion has NOTHING to do with it

  • Tupackacoors

    they gunna exercute tracy and throw a key away an my brother wont never be seed no more cuase he a black mans an not have gay illness. you wait. he will be hanged an converted by the gayness police an theyre dominions in the presses before he even get a trail. hang on in there tracy you rite to say what you bereave. unles you say it about the gayness peoples then you go to the prison for hateing.

  • bamaboy65

    YA KNOW THA LIL POLESMOKERS AND LILLYLICKERS WILL CRY,CRY,CRY EVERY TIME THEIR LIL FEELINS GET HURT! MAKE FUN OF A JEW,BLACK,REDNECK,RETARD AND ITS ALL GOOD BUT DO NOT MAKE FUN OF THEIR GAYASSES! IN THE WORDS OF MY FAVORITE COMIC WALTER “DUMBASS”!

  • Djmurray59

    I don’t know why they have been giving so much respect when they are the most disgusting people in the world,not even animals mate with the same sex. To many people have gone to sleep or better yet let there gaurds down on these people. Read the book on the Hidden of Gendar of Gay’s and Lesbians and maybe people will start waking the hell up.

  • Anonymous

    Actually there are animals out there who engage in homosexual acts.

  • Er

    So homos are proud of the fact that they have the social attitudes of animals?

    Wow.

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee RegretNothing

    dude, humans are classified as animals as well

  • Cashmmoney

    look whatever, look around they are taking over, look at tv now there everwhere like its ok , i mean i dont want to see that every time i watch something on tv, the media trying to make it seem ok, but its not, u have little boys and girls thinking its cool, the new fad, my god wake up peole

  • Cashmmoney

    look whatever, look around they are taking over, look at tv now there everwhere like its ok , i mean i dont want to see that every time i watch something on tv, the media trying to make it seem ok, but its not, u have little boys and girls thinking its cool, the new fad, my god wake up peole

  • Cashmmoney

    look whatever, look around they are taking over, look at tv now there everwhere like its ok , i mean i dont want to see that every time i watch something on tv, the media trying to make it seem ok, but its not, u have little boys and girls thinking its cool, the new fad, my god wake up peole

  • http://twitter.com/JenniferKrumm Jennifer Krumm

    I had a small amount of tolerance for him and his “comedy” before this incident. However, that is no more. I have never and will never support someone who makes such statements.

  • Brenda

    Way to Little, Way to Late.

  • Brenda

    I can see why he would be your favorite comic, you guys have a lot in common.

  • Da

    Tracy Morgan is a funny guy. It will be really cool if this whole thing just blows over and he can just go back to being funny.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GRSQ6PAYYONSQCA45222ACNEZA mb09

    If being heterosexual is ok, than so is being gay. Perhaps the media should just neuter everyone. Would that make people like you happy then?

  • Seaninnova

    Being gay is the same as being black or white or straight… IT’S HOW YOU’RE BORN. One would think that, as a minority, Mr. Morgan would be less offensive to minorities. However, perhaps it’s once again time to revisit the issue of black intolerance toward gays and lesbians? A larger discussion needs to be had.

  • Jgibson7787

    tell me what animal has the same sexual ambition as humans? you’re wrong regretnothing, and broken porcelain, i just came back from Kabul, Afghanistan and females have more rights than gays do, but I know that all men are created equal. so if that’s your choice to live gay, then deal with it, the world isnt fair, if that’s your perception of reality that everything is fair, you’ve got a long life ahead of you, I promise, and you won’t make it through it.

  • Jgibson7787

    tell me what animal has the same sexual ambition as humans? you’re wrong regretnothing, and broken porcelain, i just came back from Kabul, Afghanistan and females have more rights than gays do, but I know that all men are created equal. so if that’s your choice to live gay, then deal with it, the world isnt fair, if that’s your perception of reality that everything is fair, you’ve got a long life ahead of you, I promise, and you won’t make it through it.

  • Jgibson7787

    is that only cause you’re a fat fuck and can’t get any dick yourself?

  • Jgibson7787

    is that only cause you’re a fat fuck and can’t get any dick yourself?

  • Jgibson7787

    black intolerance towards gays? you just stooped to the level of anti-homosexuals. it is not the same as being black or white. you can’t choose your race, but you can choose what you stick your dick in, you might as well subscribe to the kkk , you racist fuck

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee RegretNothing

    just because humans don’t walk on four legs, have antlers, bark, etc doesn’t mean we are not animals…we have animal instinct…and if you believe in science then you know the Chimpanzees and humans are closely related…98% DNA

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee RegretNothing

    just because humans don’t walk on four legs, have antlers, bark, etc doesn’t mean we are not animals…we have animal instinct…and if you believe in science then you know the Chimpanzees and humans are closely related…98% DNA

  • Kprocter

    Tracy Morgan said things that offended a segments of the population and I do not condone them at all.
    I factor in a person’s previous behavior, rants (in Tracy’s case the WRITTEN content performed in his shows.) He ALWAYS says racy, crazy stuff. He clearly went into “shock” comedy mode probably to get a reaction from the audience. He is now paying the price for crossing that line similar to how “Kramer” from Seinfeld did a couple of years back… Yes COMPLETELY different scenario and rant. AND I am in no way comparing the two segments on the receiving end of Kramer and Tracy Morgan’s rants.

    It really comes down to a simple case of poor judgement.

    An apology is a step in the right direction,
    as long as he does, then he can learn from it.

  • Tru

    Heterosexual people also have many, many, many social attitudes that are similar to animals. SURPRISE!

  • Tru

    Heterosexual people also have many, many, many social attitudes that are similar to animals. SURPRISE!

  • Tes

    Since this Tracy is sooo ignorant, I will speak the truth. That Nigger, should be put back on the cotton fields picking cotton, and being whipped when needed as a nigger gets out of line, he needs a good whipping NOW !

  • Internetmoron

    Err, what?

  • Kprocter

    Tes = simpleton

  • Kprocter

    Tes = simpleton

  • Kprocter

    Tes = simpleton

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    i agree, being born white wasn’t a choice….but deciding sexual orientation IS..

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    what year were you born in, the 1800s?

  • PAT

    to this tes person I think yo are worst than any gay person you racist pig , what sexual preference a person chooses is their own they will have to give account of it with god , but there is also a thing called freedom of speech pig by thr way a nigger is a ignorant person niggggger

  • Juanita

    Does calling Tracy the n-word makes you feel better? He’s accuse of gay bashing and you’re a racist. I think gay people need to realize that not everyone support their lifestyle. GLAAD need to stop trying to push their agenda. By the way, he was telling a joke. That’s what comic do for a living. If you’re so dayum sensitive, don’t go to a comedy show where they make fun of everyone.

  • Tupackacoors

    wont that the truth. most lesbozians have the ugly stick trusted upan them an are manly looking pigs who who cant get the penis injection. hahaha i like you. you be a funy mans. keep up with the coolified coments

  • Tupackacoors

    seamonsterova rite.the gayness illness be a choose. you wont born with the gay. it usually happen when a prevert old gay have a molestational crime on the childs and infects them with it. the the child grows up with the thinking he were gay becuase he were young and the prevert that perpatrate the molestes tell them so. if you could have the childs would you let a people who have the gay babysit it. i bet you wont

  • Tupackacoors

    what that no surprisze. just look at you. you dum like a toad. the human they have the soul and dont act liek the animal and mount what ever be walkin. so to says that the humans peoples be like animals be is stupid just like you. suprize tru shit peoples you. what a dum thing you say and you dish on peoples like me for not good grmmer and the spelling.. you the one that be stupid you are a idiotic. the gay are sick peoples. thay want to teach the childs how to be like the gay and they cram theyre live styles up the flag poles sos everyone can sees. gays are evil peoples in the general.. so there.

  • Tupackacoors

    what that no surprisze. just look at you. you dum like a toad. the human they have the soul and dont act liek the animal and mount what ever be walkin. so to says that the humans peoples be like animals be is stupid just like you. suprize tru shit peoples you. what a dum thing you say and you dish on peoples like me for not good grmmer and the spelling.. you the one that be stupid you are a idiotic. the gay are sick peoples. thay want to teach the childs how to be like the gay and they cram theyre live styles up the flag poles sos everyone can sees. gays are evil peoples in the general.. so there.

  • Tupackacoors

    what that no surprisze. just look at you. you dum like a toad. the human they have the soul and dont act liek the animal and mount what ever be walkin. so to says that the humans peoples be like animals be is stupid just like you. suprize tru shit peoples you. what a dum thing you say and you dish on peoples like me for not good grmmer and the spelling.. you the one that be stupid you are a idiotic. the gay are sick peoples. thay want to teach the childs how to be like the gay and they cram theyre live styles up the flag poles sos everyone can sees. gays are evil peoples in the general.. so there.

  • Tru

    After your incredibly eloquent and poetic reply you’ve totally changed my world view. Seriously, see if you can get this published somewhere. Your rational point that I am “dum like a toad” and your valid argument that “gays are evil peoples in the general” really goes an extra step by exploring and invalidating any rational argument I could have made against you. Stunning. Your soul is truly a beautiful one, full of purity, light, compassion and reason.

  • Chrystal6

    God will spur them out of his mouth. It is not natural. They need prayer. not condemning as all sinners do including you and me.

  • Chrystal

    Gays are not minorities. They are sinners. We do not choose to be black but actions are chosen and whoever commit sin chooses to be a slave to the devil.

  • Chrystal

    Gays are not minorities. They are sinners. We do not choose to be black but actions are chosen and whoever commit sin chooses to be a slave to the devil.

  • davis Glenda

    what old man

  • davis glenda

    why not after all he is the creator of all if not for GOD you wouldnt be posting your reply

  • mizld1

    Being gay is not the same as being black,white or straight. I don’t have to tell people if I am balck or white they can see it. Straight people don’t run around saying i am straight can i get my rights! Gays are not in the grouping with minorities and I wish they would get it. They choose to be gay it is a personal choice and does not deserve special classification, Your sexual behavior is just that personal.

  • Blacklady52

    What a sick statement to make, you must be or have been raised in the deep south. You are a punk.

  • Blacklady52

    What a sick statement to make, you must be or have been raised in the deep south. You are a punk.

  • Tupackacoors

    tru you smart to relize you dum an the tupackacoors be rite. it ok you dum lots a peoples be dum like you be but you understand now how dum you reely be an that good sos you can change the amount of dumness you have by seeing things diffrent then you seen them before you relized how dum you were.
    i axually happy for you to wake up an see coffe at the end of your tunnel. i sory i sayed all them meen things about you before but i had to do it to make you woke an to understand about the gay illnesses

  • Tupackacoors

    amen to that sistasledge. the gay be evil people in the general. they driven only by theyre sexual libiado. they not care bout noone or who they hurt specialy when the preditate for childrens

  • Tupackacoors

    amen to that sistasledge. the gay be evil people in the general. they driven only by theyre sexual libiado. they not care bout noone or who they hurt specialy when the preditate for childrens

  • Tupackacoors

    amen to that sistasledge. the gay be evil people in the general. they driven only by theyre sexual libiado. they not care bout noone or who they hurt specialy when the preditate for childrens

  • Tupackacoors

    you not rite boy. you best keep lookin ova you shoulder when you say some serious shit like that.

  • Tupackacoors

    you not rite boy. you best keep lookin ova you shoulder when you say some serious shit like that.

  • Hkameya

    God created us all, gay and straight….study human sexuality in college if you have not read up in Wikipedia! That being the case, can straights and gays learn to understand each other and live together??? I think real Christians can learn to do that.

  • Lopekagraves

    that word is so old and thats all u got 2 say2 make yourself look good!!!!!!! u might have some nigggggggggggger in……….so that makes u ignorant and a racist pig 2…..

  • Hkameya

    Excuse me, did you, your mother, your father, etc., really have a point in your life where you decided to be straight (or gay?). Universities all over the world have been studying human sexuality, and there is much more to be learned. I realized one day that Apostle Paul did not have the benefit of such study, and was most likely reflecting the “common knowledge” of the communities of his day, 2000 years ago.

  • Tupackacoors

    this will never go way for the tracy. he black so they gunna hound him til the well be frozen over

  • Tupackacoors

    missesz not have the gay you dum to call her gay. he not have no gay. the gay choice the live styles cuz when they were young they been molestated by other gayfilled evil peoples so they not know no better .. an what do that old girly looking beetle paul have to do with the gays. 2000 years ago he wont even born yet. how dum are you. do he belike the a poster pitcher for all gays or something. you so dum to say stupid junk like missesz be having the gay he a non gay i bet alot of monies to that.

  • Anonymous

    I liked this for the first sentence before I read the rest, but I don’t think it helps anything to pull stereotyping into this. I think the point here is to avoid generalizing, whether about sexuality, race or anything else.

  • Dee

    Um, you do understand that straight people don’t run around asking for rights because they already have every right, don’t you? And if they are barred from a right for some reason it’s not because they’re straight. Gay people SHOULDN’T have to ask for rights if they weren’t barred from basic rights in the first place based on what you yourself admit is totally personal. (Though not a choice.)

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