Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Homophobic Remarks

As reported earlier today, comedian Tracy Morgan has been taking a lot of heat for the stand-up routine that he performed in Nashville last week, in which he went into a homophobic rant. Now, according to the Daily News, Morgan has apologized for his behavior saying: "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. I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others."

He continued, "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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Eyewitness Kevin Rogers, who attended the Nashville show with his partner and a friend, gave a firsthand account which described how Morgan's entire demeanor changed as he allegedly claimed that being gay is a choice, that homosexuality is something that kids learn from the media, and that gay youth victims of bullying are simply "whining." Furthermore, he allegedly said that if his son was gay and "whined" about being a bullying victim, he would kill him, using words that will not be repeated here. Morgan is also said to have called upon President Obama to "man up" and stop speaking out for LGBT kids.

Morgan joined the cast of comedy show Saturday Night Live in 1996, where he performed as a regular until 2003. He is currently a cast member of the NBC television show 30 Rock, playing the character Tracy Jordan, a caricature of himself. 

 

 

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