Tracy Morgan Apologizes For Anti-Gay Rant: ‘I’m Not A Hateful Person’
June 10 2011, Published 8:30 a.m. ET
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Tracy Morgan apologized Friday for a vile anti-gay rant during a recent stand-up show.
“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 30 Rock personality said in a statement on Friday. "I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others."
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“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.”
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Morgan launched into an ugly homophobic rant during his stand-up routine at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee last Friday, when he allegedly said that homosexuality was "bullsh*t," and that if his son told him he was gay, he’d “pull out a knife and stab that little n*gger to death."
Several gay rights groups released statements Friday morning, requesting the actor’s management investigate