Griffin Gets the Hook for Using N-Word

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Griffin Gets the Hook for Using N-Word

A standup routine by black comedian Eddie Griffin was stopped after he repeatedly used the N-word, a magazineā€™s spokesman said Wednesday.

Griffin, who has appeared in movies such as ā€œUndercover Brotherā€ and ā€œDate Movieā€ and the TV show ā€œMalcolm & Eddie,ā€ was performing at a Black Enterprise magazine event in the Miami suburb of Doral on Friday when he was cut off after using profanities and the N-word, said Andrew Wadium, a spokesman for the publication.

ā€œWe believe that ending the performance was the appropriate action,ā€ Wadium said.

About 1,000 people registered for the performance.

Griffinā€™s publicist, Jeff Abraham, didnā€™t immediately return an e-mail and a call seeking comment.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who attended a meeting held by the magazine in Miami but not the performance, said the crowd gave an ovation to Earl Graves, the magazineā€™s publisher, when he came on stage after the 39-year-old Griffin was pulled, according to a statement on the Web site of Sharptonā€™s National Action Network.

The statement said Sharpton ā€œexpressed gratitude that the nationā€™s pre-eminent magazine for African-Americans stands behind the efforts of National Action Network in getting rid of the N-word.ā€

Public discussion on the wordā€™s use increased last year following a tirade by ā€œSeinfeldā€ actor Michael Richards, who used it repeatedly during a Los Angeles comedy routine and later issued a public apology.

The issue about racially insensitive remarks heated up earlier this year after talk show host Don Imus described black members of the Rutgers University womenā€™s basketball team as ā€œnappy-headed hosā€ on April 4.

At its July convention in Detroit, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a mock funeral for the word.

Black leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Sharpton, have challenged the entertainment industry and the American public to stop using the N-word and other racial slurs.

(Via Entertainment Index)

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