
Dog the Bounty Hunter racism scandal
Believe it or not, Dog the Bounty Hunter is not the bastion of racial tolerance his outward appearance may suggest. The National Enquirer obtained an audio tape (Listen Here NSFW language) of Dog unleashing a racist tirade against his son’s African American girlfriend Monique. Ironically Dog was worried about Monique “turning him into the Enquirer magazine” over his use of racist language. Dog even goes as far as threatening to fire his son unless he breaks up with her.
Predictably, A&E had Dog on a short leash:
“A&E has just learned of the story released by the National Enquirer concerning Duane Dog Chapman. We take this matter very seriously. Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded we will take appropriate action.”
When asked to comment on the situation, Michael Richards, Don Imus, and the American History X version of Edward Norton all replied, “Holy shit that guy’s racist.”
My prediction is this whole thing should blow over in a few hours. Of course I also predicted Cuba would beat us to the moon in 1969 so take that for what it’s worth.
UPDATE: Bumped for the morning crew