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Michael Richards' Racial Tirade

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Racial Slurs - and Letterman Apology

· Richards racial tirade draws castigation.  Michael Richards stunned a comedy club audience, shouting racial epithets at people who heckled him during a stand-up routine. The 57-year-old actor-comedian, best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," was performing at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood Friday night when he launched into the verbal rampage. 



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· 'Seinfeld' star Richards apologizes for racist outburst.  Michael Richards said Monday he spewed racial epithets during a stand-up comedy routine because he lost his cool while being heckled and not because he's a bigot. "For me to be at a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry," the former "Seinfeld" co-star said during a satellite appearance for David Letterman's "Late Show."  "I'm not a racist. That's what's so insane about this," Richards said, his tone becoming angry and frustrated as he defended himself. A clip from the show played on the "Late Show" aired Monday night. 



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