CBS Joins MSNBC in Giving Don Imus the Boot
Author: Staff | Date: April 12th 2007 | Filed: News & Gossip
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Don Imus’ racist remarks got him fired by CBS on Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters. Imus was initially suspended for two weeks after he called the Rutgers women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos” on the air last week. But outrage kept growing and advertisers kept bolting from his CBS radio show and its MSNBC simulcast, which was canceled Wednesday.
“There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society,” CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. “That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision.”
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Chellybop
April 13, 2007 at 1:32 PM
Exactly. Just what his old wrinkled up ass gets. Hating on a bunch of innocent young women who ARE TRYING to do something with their lives.
Mike
April 13, 2007 at 7:42 PM
He should have never said that, going along with the crowd, saying oh rappers say it blame it on hiphop– What….the…fuck? And I think some ppl are right NO ONE should be excluded he is wrong so are others as well including our own ppl my point: “Why black ppl always be the to settle” – Lauryn Hill