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"Kramer's" Racist Tirade -- Caught on Tape

WARNING: WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS PROFANE AND RACIAL

Michael Richards exploded in anger as he performed at a famous L.A. comedy club last Friday, hurling racial epithets that left the crowd gasping, and TMZ has obtained exclusive video of the ugly incident.



Richards, who played the wacky Cosmo Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," appeared onstage at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. Kyle Doss, an African-American, told TMZ he and some friends were in the cheap seats and he was playfully heckling Richards when suddenly, the comedian lost it.

The camera started rolling just as Richards began his attack, screaming at one of the men, "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass."

Richards continued, "You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf**ker. Throw his ass out. He's a nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger!"

The crowd is visibly and audibly confused and upset. Richards responds by saying, "They're going to arrest me for calling a black man a nigger."

One of the men who was the object of Richard's tirade was outraged, shouting back "That's un-f***ing called for, ain't necessary."

After the three-minute tirade, it appears the majority of the audience members got up and left in disgust.

Attempts to reach Richards' reps were unsuccessful.

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7531. Thats messed up.. it shows you that racism still exists to this day. He was supposed to ask security to make them leave is they were too loud. But he showed his true self.

Posted at 4:48PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Justin

7532. First off I want to say that i have read every comment on here and i am shocked to hear some of the things people are saying...how can you justify his actions by saying black comedians do it so it is acceptable for him to do it!! Are you really that ignorant to think that or did you get dropped that many times on your head when you were a baby??

First off I do not think everyone has a bit of racist in them...I have so many ethnicities in my blood that i don't even know where to start and two of many ethnicities i have are German-American and Ghanaian-American.

Kramers words were not called for and if he was such a professional then he would have had a comeback (without the use of race) Also i noticed that most people on here generalise races too much i.e the blacks and the whites... There are so many different types of Black people and so many types of white people that you just can't categorise everyone into what they look like or the color of their skin.

Someone said why can black people use the word but not white people..... number one black people in America took that word from nigger to nigga in an attempt to take the power away from white americans from using it. By using it they feel that the word (which has so much history) is now theirs and that they have the right to take it away and make it theirs for peace of mind and also a method of payback. Although i do not agree with the use of the word if it makes them feel happy then let it be but i agree when if you're white you shouldn't say it because ultimately white people instigated the word and also it hasn't been that long since black people got their rights fully and also when white people used it previously it wasn't exactly a term of endearment. Black Americans use the word nigga as a term of endearment to a fellow Black American thats the way it is so any racist person (black, white or blue) who wants to use it to discriminate against the race is just ignorant and foolish.

The use of the word cracker is not as bad as nigger and does not hold as much baggage as nigger but should not be used because every race should respect each other and not stereotype one another.

Freedom of speech and respect seem to go hand in hand but they don't you can't have the best of both worlds. Would you rather have people respect you or would you rather people make generalizations about your race and who you are because thats their view.

Someone said before that it is someone's choice whether to be racist or not and i agree but my view is that if people decide to be racist then they shouldn't criticise the state of the world because if you really think about it most of the top leaders in the world are racist.

What really bugs me is that everyone is so sure that he was provoked into saying it when his actions clearly show it was an outburst of something much deeper. Maybe it was the last straw that broke the camels back but still find fault with yourself before you find fault with other people. for him to have so much anger at a race or the colour of skin is astonishing. I personally wonder if he means darkskinned black people light skinned or anyone with black blood (excuse the pun)

Posted at 3:01PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Abigail

7533. I'm not reading all that!

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 14th 2007 by AQF

7534. Rude?...yes...disrespecful?...yes....But we are in America and we have free speech....if he is sued and wins.........The next time I am out in public and someone calls me a bitch......oh boy....will I through a fit!!!!!!...............There is no case for the courts here just a waste of time and money.....freedom of speech....we are in America!!!!!

Posted at 12:03AM on Feb 17th 2007 by Americasfreespeech

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