p2pnet news | Radio:- Don Imus is in trouble again.

Only months after being fired and re-hired after calling the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos,” he’s accused of making more on-air racist remarks.

During a conversation, yesterday, about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, Imus asked, “What color is he?” – says the Associated Press, which goes on:

“Told by sports announcer Warner Wolf that Jones, who used to be nicknamed Pacman, is ‘African-American,’ Imus responded: ‘There you go. Now we know’.”

Later Monday, Imus said he’d been misunderstood —- “I meant that he was being picked on because he’s black.”

WABC and Citadel Broadcasting vice president Phil Boyce said Imus would explain his latest comments on his Tuesday morning show, “and said it was unlikely the broadcasters would take disciplinary action against him.”

Jones told The Dallas Morning News, “he was upset by Imus’ comments and plans to pray for the controversial radio personality,” says AP, adding:

“On Monday’s show, Imus and Wolf were discussing Jones’ request Saturday that people stop using his nickname. Wolf explained Jones was suspended from the NFL following a shooting at a Las Vegas nightclub, and he added that Jones had been ‘arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005′.

“Imus’ next words were, “What color is he’?”

. .Stumble It!

fired and re-hired – Shamed Don Imus back on air, December 3, 2007
Associated Press – Imus faces new questions over on-air race remarks, June 24, 2008

---

Use free p2pnet newsfeeds for your site. It’s really easy!

Subscribe to p2pnet.net | | rss feed: http://p2pnet.net/p2p.rss | | Mobile – http://p2pnet.net/index-wml.php

---

Net access blocked by government restrictions? Use Psiphon from the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto. Go here for details. Download here.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 3:44 am and is filed under Radio. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

HOME

Viewed 3058 times