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"&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/tracy-morgan/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tracy Morgan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; just issued an apology&amp;#160; for the homophobic \"jokes\" he told during a performance in Nashville last Friday -- saying he \"went too far\" and his act was \"not funny in any context.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Tracy Morgan\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/10/0610-tracy-morgan-tmz-bn-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the statement, which Morgan sent to several gay rights groups, the comic says, \"I want to apologize to my fans and the gay &amp;amp; lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style=\"float: right;\"&gt;&lt;!-- relatedpoll --&gt;&lt;/div&gt; He adds, \"I'm not a hateful person and don&amp;#8217;t condone any kind of violence against others.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As TMZ previously reported, Morgan ignited a firestorm for the homophobic content in his act -- in which he said &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/10/tracy-morgan-homophobic-act-rant-comedy-gay-threats-kill-son-30-rock/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;he would stab his son if he acted gay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back in Morgan's \"Saturday Night Live\" days, the actor starred in a sketch called\" Homocil\" -- in which he takes pills to \"deal\" with the fact that his son is gay. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; \n&lt;div style=\"text-align: left; font-size: x-small; margin-top: 0; width: 448px;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a336d13e14/homocil-commercial-from-nino\" title=\"from NiNo\"&gt;Homocil Commercial&lt;/a&gt; - watch more &lt;a href=\"http://www.funnyordie.com/\" title=\"on Funny or Die\"&gt;funny videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--INFOLINKS_OFF--&gt; &lt;img class=\"hideplaybutton\" style=\"margin: 0px, padding;\" alt=\"tmz-top-comments\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/06/tmz-top-comments.jpg\" /&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweetbox hideplaybutton\"&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"DetroitRocks\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;DetroitRocks &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;\"He apologized for one reason only. He realized he might be in danger of hurting his career. 30 Rock has been slipping anyway. I say fire his ass\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"RichInGB\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;RichInGB &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Remember when Richard Pryor would drop N bombs on stage, or Eddie Murphy, or whoever in the 70's and 80's? The whole crowd laughed. I bet if Morgan was openly gay, nobody would give a crap. People have become overly PC, IMO. He's a comedian, it's an act.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Marie\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;Marie &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Unless Tracy Morgan participates in the gay parade next month then I will accept his apology. Saying he is sorry is not enough.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;!--INFOLINKS_ON--&gt;&lt;!--INFOLINKS_OFF--&gt; &lt;img style=\"margin: 0px, padding;\" alt=\"tmz-top-comments\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/06/tmz-top-comments.jpg\" /&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweetbox\"&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Paul\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;Paul &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;\"For those who don't get it....being gay isn't \"what you are\"...it's \"who you are\"...and what he did was he meant to destroy the core of a persons spirit....so stop saying gays are being too sensitive...it's way deeper than that....if we're \"too sensitive\" well your just way too shallow for anyone I'd want to know....and I as a gay man never sit around thinking about what other people do in bed..gay bashers do...to me they are the ones that need some serious help...\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Freshlycrown3d\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;Freshlycrown3d &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;He says crazy off the wall stuff all the time ,why are people act like this is something new its not.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"justmyopinion\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;justmyopinion&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;come ON..this guy isn't even funny, never was..he talks like a 7-year-old who spews out every curse word he knows just to see if he can get a reaction..that's comedy? NOPE. He's lucky he's friends w/Tina Fey--probably the reason he's still on tv.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"dOoOshie\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;dOoOshie &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;...NEWS...FLASH...NEWS...FLASH...NEWS...FLASH... Some people don't like gay people. Some people don't like black people, white people, Christians, Muslims, etc. If you don't like what he says don't listen. Isn't it about time for another Kardashian Nip Slip...&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Mike44090\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;Mike44090&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Why is it that people are ready to accept Tracy Morgan's apology but when it was Michael Richards rant against black his career was over, Could it be that gay's are STILL considered second class citizens in this country?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"DetroitRocks\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;DetroitRocks&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;He apologized for one reason only. He realized he might be in danger of hurting his career. 30 Rock has been slipping anyway. I say fire his ass.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"DetroitRocks\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;DetroitRocks &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;\"He apologized for one reason only. He realized he might be in danger of hurting his career. 30 Rock has been slipping anyway. I say fire his ass\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"RichInGB\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;RichInGB &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Remember when Richard Pryor would drop N bombs on stage, or Eddie Murphy, or whoever in the 70's and 80's? The whole crowd laughed. I bet if Morgan was openly gay, nobody would give a crap. People have become overly PC, IMO. He's a comedian, it's an act.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Marie\" src=\"http://ll-assets.tmz.com/www.tmz.com/default/cache/images/no-avatar.v2011_04_13_111411.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;Marie &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Unless Tracy Morgan participates in the gay parade next month then I will accept his apology. Saying he is sorry is not enough.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;!--INFOLINKS_ON--&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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