Fox Slaps Rapper Over Palin Protest
Rapper LL Cool J isn't happy that Fox News is using him to promote ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R), and now they've scrapped his appearance.
The network had planned to use an '08 interview with LL Cool J in the first episode of Palin's "Real American Stories. But the rapper wasn't thrilled.
"Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW," he tweeted last night. In a tweet this morning, he accused Fox of "misrepresenting" his interview to promote Palin's show.
Now, the network is fighting back, and they've cut his interview entirely.
"'Real American Stories' features uplifting tales about overcoming adversity and we believe Mr. Smith's interview fit that criteria," a Fox News spokesperson told Hotline OnCall.
The net isn't taking the perceived slight well: "[A]s it appears that Mr. Smith does not want to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others, we are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career," the spokesperson said.
Palin's show, which will air occasionally and feature uplifting stories, is set to debut tomorrow night. Country singer Toby Keith and ex-GE chairman Jack Welch will be featured.
If this was 1992 and Toys had just come out, yes, you could describe LL Cool J's acting career as fledgling, but a quick look at IMDB tells you a very different story, with dozens of roles on TV and in movies. Fox, your comments are like a petty 15-year-old girl lashing out at others because she doesn't want to take responsibility for her own mistakes. Or perhaps they are just one small part of a pervasive pattern of misrepresening reality and hoping that people don't take the time to see behind the lies, half-truths, and mischaracterizations. Hmmm....
i would say fox & palin has the fledgling career
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